5 files changed, 52 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggData.php b/engine/classes/ElggData.php
index a6cf7d21f..a904cb923 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggData.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggData.php
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ abstract class ElggData implements
 	 * Return the GUID of the owner of this object.
 	 *
 	 * @return int
-	 * @deprecated 1.8 Use getOwner() instead
+	 * @deprecated 1.8 Use getOwnerGUID() instead
 	 */
 	public function getObjectOwnerGUID() {
-		elgg_deprecated_notice("getObjectOwnerGUID() was deprecated.  Use getOwner().", 1.8);
+		elgg_deprecated_notice("getObjectOwnerGUID() was deprecated.  Use getOwnerGUID().", 1.8);
 		return $this->owner_guid;
 	}
 
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php b/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php
index 667302c30..de57d7a07 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ abstract class ElggEntity extends ElggData implements
 				if ((int) $this->guid > 0) {
 					$multiple = true;
 					if (!create_metadata($this->getGUID(), $name, $v, $value_type,
-					$this->getOwner(), $this->getAccessID(), $multiple)) {
+					$this->getOwnerGUID(), $this->getAccessID(), $multiple)) {
 						return false;
 					}
 				} else {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ abstract class ElggEntity extends ElggData implements
 			unset($this->temp_metadata[$name]);
 			if ((int) $this->guid > 0) {
 				$result = create_metadata($this->getGUID(), $name, $value, $value_type,
-					$this->getOwner(), $this->getAccessID(), $multiple);
+					$this->getOwnerGUID(), $this->getAccessID(), $multiple);
 				return (bool)$result;
 			} else {
 				if (($multiple) && (isset($this->temp_metadata[$name]))) {
@@ -705,18 +705,29 @@ abstract class ElggEntity extends ElggData implements
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Get the guid of the entity's owner.
+	 *
+	 * @return int The owner GUID
+	 */
+	public function getOwnerGUID() {
+		return $this->owner_guid;
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Return the guid of the entity's owner.
 	 *
 	 * @return int The owner GUID
+	 * @deprecated 1.8 Use getOwnerGUID()
 	 */
 	public function getOwner() {
-		return $this->owner_guid;
+		elgg_deprecated_notice("ElggEntity::getOwner deprecated for ElggEntity::getOwnerGUID", 1.8);
+		return $this->getOwnerGUID();
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the ElggEntity or child object of the owner of the entity.
+	 * Gets the ElggEntity that owns this entity.
 	 *
-	 * @return ElggEntity The owning user
+	 * @return ElggEntity The owning entity
 	 */
 	public function getOwnerEntity() {
 		return get_entity($this->owner_guid);
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggExtender.php b/engine/classes/ElggExtender.php
index 95a4d3de3..6ab9ff3ce 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggExtender.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggExtender.php
@@ -80,27 +80,38 @@ abstract class ElggExtender extends ElggData
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Get the GUID of the extender's owner entity.
+	 *
+	 * @return int The owner GUID
+	 */
+	public function getOwnerGUID() {
+		return $this->owner_guid;
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Return the guid of the entity's owner.
 	 *
 	 * @return int The owner GUID
+	 * @deprecated 1.8 Use getOwnerGUID
 	 */
 	public function getOwner() {
-		return $this->owner_guid;
+		elgg_deprecated_notice("ElggExtender::getOwner deprecated for ElggExtender::getOwnerGUID", 1.8);
+		return $this->getOwnerGUID();
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the ElggEntity or child object of the owner of the entity.
+	 * Get the entity that owns this extender
 	 *
-	 * @return ElggEntity The owning user
+	 * @return ElggEntity
 	 */
 	public function getOwnerEntity() {
 		return get_entity($this->owner_guid);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return the entity this describes.
+	 * Get the entity this describes.
 	 *
-	 * @return ElggEntity The enttiy
+	 * @return ElggEntity The entity
 	 */
 	public function getEntity() {
 		return get_entity($this->entity_guid);
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggUser.php b/engine/classes/ElggUser.php
index 8f30be37e..ab1bd71a0 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggUser.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggUser.php
@@ -420,18 +420,31 @@ class ElggUser extends ElggEntity
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * If a user's owner is blank, return its own GUID as the owner
+	 * Get a user's owner GUID
 	 *
-	 * @return int User GUID
+	 * Returns it's own GUID if the user is not owned.
+	 *
+	 * @return int
 	 */
-	function getOwner() {
+	function getOwnerGUID() {
 		if ($this->owner_guid == 0) {
-			return $this->getGUID();
+			return $this->guid;
 		}
 
 		return $this->owner_guid;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * If a user's owner is blank, return its own GUID as the owner
+	 *
+	 * @return int User GUID
+	 * @deprecated 1.8 Use getOwnerGUID()
+	 */
+	function getOwner() {
+		elgg_deprecated_notice("ElggUser::getOwner deprecated for ElggUser::getOwnerGUID", 1.8);
+		$this->getOwnerGUID();
+	}
+
 	// EXPORTABLE INTERFACE ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 	/**
diff --git a/engine/classes/Loggable.php b/engine/classes/Loggable.php
index 36db8a692..40690f87a 100644
--- a/engine/classes/Loggable.php
+++ b/engine/classes/Loggable.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ interface Loggable {
 	 * Return the GUID of the owner of this object.
 	 *
 	 * @return int
-	 * @deprecated 1.8 Use getOwner() instead
+	 * @deprecated 1.8 Use getOwnerGUID() instead
 	 */
 	public function getObjectOwnerGUID();
 }
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