(Role|string)[] getRoles()

Returns the roles granted to the user.

public function getRoles() { return array('ROLE_USER'); }

Alternatively, the roles might be stored on a roles property, and populated in any number of different ways when the user object is created.

Return Value

(Role|string)[]

The user roles

string getPassword()

Returns the password used to authenticate the user.

This should be the encoded password. On authentication, a plain-text password will be salted, encoded, and then compared to this value.

Return Value

string

The password

string|null getSalt()

Returns the salt that was originally used to encode the password.

This can return null if the password was not encoded using a salt.

Return Value

string|null

The salt

string getUsername()

Returns the username used to authenticate the user.

Return Value

string

The username

eraseCredentials()

Removes sensitive data from the user.

This is important if, at any given point, sensitive information like the plain-text password is stored on this object.