Fixing a comment, and using SpecialPage::userCanExecute as a wrapper to to User:...

diff --git a/includes/SpecialPage.php b/includes/SpecialPage.php
index bd98203..b16af24 100644 (file)
--- a/includes/SpecialPage.php
+++ b/includes/SpecialPage.php
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ class SpecialPage
         *     and displayRestrictionError()
         *
         * @param string $name Name of the special page, as seen in links and URLs
-        * @param string $restriction Minimum user level required, e.g. "sysop" or "developer".
+        * @param string $restriction User right required, e.g. "block" or "delete"
         * @param boolean $listed Whether the page is listed in Special:Specialpages
         * @param string $function Function called by execute(). By default it is constructed from $name
         * @param string $file File which is included by execute(). It is also constructed from $name by default
@@ -460,15 +460,7 @@ class SpecialPage
         * special page (as defined by $mRestriction)
         */
        function userCanExecute( &$user ) {
-               if ( $this->mRestriction == "" ) {
-                       return true;
-               } else {
-                       if ( in_array( $this->mRestriction, $user->getRights() ) ) {
-                               return true;
-                       } else {
-                               return false;
-                       }
-               }
+               return $user->isAllowed( $this->mRestriction );
        }
 
        /**