This function has been deprecated. Use get_user_by() instead.

get_userdatabylogin( string $user_login )

Retrieve user info by login name.


Description

See also


Parameters

$user_login

(Required) User's username


Return

(bool|object) False on failure, User DB row object


Source

File: wp-includes/pluggable-deprecated.php

function get_userdatabylogin($user_login) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, 'WP-3.3.0', "get_user_by('login')" );
	return get_user_by('login', $user_login);
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
3.3.0 Use get_user_by()
0.71 Introduced. This function has been deprecated. Use get_user_by() instead.