How do I get the user name of the user profile page that is being visited?

Question

I created a module and I need to use the user name of the user's profile being viewed.

How do I call/get it?

Answer 1

You can load a user object like this :

$current_user = menu_get_object('user', 1);
$username = $current_user->name;

Reference of menu_get_object function.

Answer 2

If it's the user that's currently visiting your website that your looking to display then this code can be used.

 global $user;
 print $user->name;