XF 1.5 How to store xen:helper dump in HTML tags?

[Stockwalker]

I would like to store the username like this:
<span id='usernameFromXenForo' style='display:none'>{xen:helper dump, $visitor.username}</span>
However, this is undefined.
If I don't put it between HTML tags, it IS defined.

How do I achieve this? Or how else may I keep a reference to visitor.username?

 

[Paul B]

What are you trying to do?

The dump command is typically used for debugging/developing.

 

[Stockwalker]

Access the logged in user's name so I can use it in HTML.

 

[DragonByte Tech]

If you want the logged in user's name, just use {$visitor.username}

There's no need to dump it. If you want, you can also store it in JS, although be careful about usernames with ' or " in them, you may need to look into JS escaping.


Fillip

 

[Stockwalker]

If you want the logged in user's name, just use {$visitor.username}

There's no need to dump it. If you want, you can also store it in JS, although be careful about usernames with ' or " in them, you may need to look into JS escaping.


Fillip

Thanks!