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Availability
- This routine is available starting with katl-commons 1.0.
- This routine is available for Jira server and cloud deployment options.
Syntax
userEmailAddress(user)
Description
Returns the email address of the selected user. The email address may be needed to supply it to various external systems.Parameters
Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
user | String | Yes | User key or name of the user the email should be provided for. 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
string
Returns the e-mail address associated with the specified userkey/username.
Example
Example 1
userEmailAddress("Admin");
Returns: If exists, returns the email address of the user Admin.
Example 2
userEmailAddress(currentUser());
Returns: If exists, returns the email address of the current user.
Notes
The look-up is first made after the userkey, then after the username.
If the email of the selected user doesn't exist the function returns an empty string.
See also