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title	Availability

This routine is available

since

starting with katl-commons 1.0.
This routine is available for Jira server and cloud deployment options.

Syntax

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userExists(user)

Description

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Excerpt
Verifies if the selected user is registered JIRA Jira user.

Parameters

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Parameter name
Type
Required
Description
user
string
Yes
Username or userkey of the verified user.
Note
On the server version, it searches by the user key first and if there is no result - by the user name as well. On the cloud version, the search is done by the user key only.

Return type

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boolean (true/false)
A "true" return value means that there is a registered JIRA Jira user associated with the specified username or userkey.

Example

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Example 1

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Code Block
userExists("Administrator");

Returns : True "true" if Administrator is the username of a registered JIRA user, or False Jira user and "false" otherwise.

Notes

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Note
The look-up is first made after the userkey, then after the username.

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Key

Syntax

userExists(user)

Description

Excerpt
Verifies if the selected user is registered JIRA Jira user.

Parameters

Parameter name
Type
Required
Description
user
string
Yes
Username or userkey of the verified user.
Note
On the server version, it searches by the user key first and if there is no result - by the user name as well. On the cloud version, the search is done by the user key only.

Return type

boolean (true/false)
A "true" return value means that there is a registered JIRA Jira user associated with the specified username or userkey.

Example

Example 1

Code Block
userExists("Administrator");
Returns : True "true" if Administrator is the username of a registered JIRA user, or False Jira user and "false" otherwise.

Notes

Note
The look-up is first made after the userkey, then after the username.

See

also

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Old Version 1

New Version Current

Key

Syntax

userExists(user)

Description

ExcerptVerifies if the selected user is registered JIRA Jira user.

Parameters

Parameter nameTypeRequiredDescriptionuserstringYesUsername or userkey of the verified user. NoteOn the server version, it searches by the user key first and if there is no result - by the user name as well. On the cloud version, the search is done by the user key only.

Return type

boolean (true/false)A "true" return value means that there is a registered JIRA Jira user associated with the specified username or userkey.

Example

Example 1

Code BlockuserExists("Administrator"); Returns : True "true" if Administrator is the username of a registered JIRA user, or False Jira user and "false" otherwise.

Notes

NoteThe look-up is first made after the userkey, then after the username.

See

also

Excerpt
Verifies if the selected user is registered JIRA Jira user.

Parameter name
Type
Required
Description
user
string
Yes
Username or userkey of the verified user.
Note
On the server version, it searches by the user key first and if there is no result - by the user name as well. On the cloud version, the search is done by the user key only.

boolean (true/false)
A "true" return value means that there is a registered JIRA Jira user associated with the specified username or userkey.

Code Block
userExists("Administrator");
Returns : True "true" if Administrator is the username of a registered JIRA user, or False Jira user and "false" otherwise.

Note
The look-up is first made after the userkey, then after the username.