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-rw-r--r--engine/lib/views.php11
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/engine/lib/views.php b/engine/lib/views.php
index 0a9669d2f..4f6088859 100644
--- a/engine/lib/views.php
+++ b/engine/lib/views.php
@@ -318,11 +318,12 @@ function elgg_view_exists($view, $viewtype = '', $recurse = true) {
* Views are rendered by a template handler and returned as strings.
*
* Views are called with a special $vars variable set,
- * which includes any variables passed as the second parameter,
- * as well as some defaults:
- * - All $_SESSION vars merged to $vars array.
- * - $vars['config'] The $CONFIG global. (Use {@link get_config()} instead).
- * - $vars['url'] The site URL.
+ * which includes any variables passed as the second parameter.
+ * For backward compatbility, the following variables are also set but we
+ * recommend that you do not use them:
+ * - $vars['config'] The $CONFIG global. (Use {@link elgg_get_config()} instead).
+ * - $vars['url'] The site URL. (use {@link elgg_get_site_url()} instead).
+ * - $vars['user'] The logged in user. (use {@link get_loggedin_user()} instead).
*
* Custom template handlers can be set with {@link set_template_handler()}.
*