Cakephp - get user id in controller when using Auth

Question

It seems like a two-step process to get this,

    $u = $this->Auth->user();
    $uid = $u['User']['id'];

Isn't there a variable set somewhere once a user is logged in? (Sorry for the dumb question.)

Answer 1

I think you can do $uid = $this->Auth->user('id'); - check the api: http://api.cakephp.org/class/auth-component#method-AuthComponentuser

Answer 2

Try this:

$this->Auth->user('id')