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Firebase: How to get User.uid?

I'm using Firebaseauth to manage users and data for my iOS app. The users can log in, and their userinfo is stored correct in the database. But when I try to get the users to write to the database in a different viewController, using this string:

self.ref.child("users").child(user.uid).setValue(["username": username])

The thrown error is

Type user has no member .uid

That makes sense I guess, since I haven't created the variable. But I can't figure out how to declare it?

Solution

  • This is how you get the user's uid:

    let userID = Auth.auth().currentUser!.uid

    UPDATE: Since this answer is getting upvotes, make sure you prevent your app from crashing by using guards:

    guard let userID = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid else { return }