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15 changes: 5 additions & 10 deletions security.rst
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Expand Up @@ -1001,13 +1001,10 @@ look like::

public function indexAction()
{
if (!$this->get('security.authorization_checker')->isGranted('IS_AUTHENTICATED_FULLY')) {
throw $this->createAccessDeniedException();
}
$this->denyAccessUnlessGranted('IS_AUTHENTICATED_FULLY');

// This is the recommended way but type-hinting the
// UserInterface as a method argument also works
$user = $this->get('security.token_storage')->getToken()->getUser();
$user = $this->getUser();
// or you can also type-hint a method argument with UserInterface: e.g. "UserInterface $user"
}

.. tip::
Expand All @@ -1016,10 +1013,8 @@ look like::
your :ref:`user provider <security-user-providers>`.

.. versionadded:: 3.2
The functionality to get the user via the method signature was introduced in
Symfony 3.2. You can still retrieve it by calling ``$this->getUser()`` if you
extend the :class:`Symfony\\Bundle\\FrameworkBundle\\Controller\\Controller`
class.
The ability to get the user by type-hinting an argument with UserInterface
was introduced in Symfony 3.2.

Now you can call whatever methods are on *your* User object. For example,
if your User object has a ``getFirstName()`` method, you could use that::
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