TYPO3 How to set usergroup for fe_user?

Question

I have TYPO3 version 7.6.18.

I am making custom registration and I adding user in my code in controller:

$this->userRepository->add($user);

I need to set usergroup

I tried:

$user->setUsergroup(1);

But it calling error:

PHP Catchable Fatal Error: Argument 1 passed to TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Domain\Model\FrontendUser::setUsergroup() must be an instance of TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\ObjectStorage, integer given, called in /home/abenteuer/public_html/typo3conf/ext/feusersplus/Classes/Controller/NewController.php on line 68 and defined in /home/abenteuer/public_html/typo3/sysext/extbase/Classes/Domain/Model/FrontendUser.php line 192

I understand that I should pass argument to setUsergroup() which must be instance of TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\ObjectStorage, but I don't know how to do it.

Help me please, anybody. I want to set usergroup, for example, with uid 1.

Answer 1

You'll need a separate repository for user groups (or start with the existing FrontendUserGroupRepository) to retrieve the group(s):

$userGroup = $this->userGroupRepository->findByIdentifier(1);

Then you can simply do the following:

$user->addUsergroup($userGroup);

Afterwards add the $user to your repository just like before.

Answer 2

I can't comment currently, but something you forgot, so i create an answer.

You can only use $this->userGroupRepository->findByIdentifier(1); if you inject the Repository to your Controller with the following code:

/**
 * userGroupRepository
 *
 * @var \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Domain\Repository\FrontendUserGroupRepository
 * @inject
 */
protected $userGroupRepository = null;