[TYPO3-english] Is using global $BE_USER incorrect?

[Bjoern Pedersen]

Am 27.09.2010 17:41, schrieb Nicolas Kuttler:
> Why is global $BE_USER only defined for backend admin users? The
> documentation seems to say it should be defined for all BE users.
> 
> http://typo3.org/documentation/document-library/core-documentation/doc_core_api/4.3.0/view/3/6/
> 
> I have inspected it from a userfunct and from an extension, it's defined
> for BE admin users only (tested in 4.2 and 4.4.).
> 
> Nicolas 

$BE_USER is only defined in a BE context (so e.g. BE modules). Your
description is a bit unclear, userfunctions and  extensions are normally
uses in a FE context.

So, what do you want to achieve and how did you try it? Post some code,
please.

Björn