Fetch specific user's avatar variable for certain codes

[Tohsaka Rin]

How to put this...

I am looking for the variable code for a specific user's avatar to be automatically displayed in an area. For example, if I wanted user1's avatar to be displayed automatically on a side bar, rather than put the image itself in, to put in the variable to fetch that user's avatar that is already saved/displayed in their profile. That way if it changes, the variable is already there and automatically changes the avatar image to whatever is the current avatar the user has.

I needed it for a spot on a side bar.

Thanks.

[RedBassett]

This data isn't always fetched on each page load, and therefore cannot be retrieved by codes.

[Tohsaka Rin]

Well it is used for things like the mini-profile, I just do not know how to specify one user rather than the generic variable.

I suppose it is similar to this: [Here]

I am not sure if it can be used outside of like, a mini-profile template. I had tried certain variations of it but either I am missing something or not getting it right.

[RedBassett]

That data is only loaded when the user's mini profile is though. For example, on this page here, your avatar and mine are loaded, but not VS Admin's, since he hasn't posted here.

[Brian]

The HTML for the current user's avatar can always be grabbed via proboards.data('user').avatar in a Javascript function.

<div id="avatar-thing"></div>

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
    if(!proboards.data('user').is_current_user_guest)
        $('#avatar-thing').html(proboards.data('user').avatar);
});
</script>

Other users' avatars cannot be obtained unless they're on the current page.

[Wormopolis]

If its always a specific user's avatar, why not just post the actual image in the sidebar?

[Tohsaka Rin]

Oh, there were a variety of reasons why I needed the actual variable and not to post in the actual link to the image. There were some refresh/hosting issues that were arising from the code we were working on. Some of the changes that proboards made to tables really were making it impossible for us to work with.

Personally, there should have been no chances to ubbc code, the stuff is universal but now that they changed it tables themselves just... ugh.. I won't even get started or I will get ticked off again.

All I will say is that I am super-greatful for the code. I will get back to working with what I was doing and hopefully get this finished.

People will also need that later for if they were going to make custom login areas where the login area is to display their "currently logged-in character avatar." There are various necessities for needing this.

For me, we were starting to try and work on coding a game... and it needed to be able to fetch things like that.. for us, that was one of the primary tests needed to make sure that the scripting functions would work.

Our main issue is going to end up being how the program saves the game data and transfers it into sections of a mini-profile/profile and vice-versus.

The most simple thing we were trying out was to see if it would load a person's avatar, update if their avatar updates, and what have you. If we were to load in ever individual's avatar manually... ugh.. Just ugh.

Ok, off I go now.

Thanks~

[Wormopolis]

I guess I misunderstood what you were after there. the wording made me believe you were trying to put the avatar of a single specific user in there. which, true, wouldnt change if they changed it, but as everyone said you wouldnt be able to fetch it unless they appeared on the page.

[Tohsaka Rin]

Yep, that is fine. Hopefully the information will be useful for others in the future that also need it.