Confluence user variable for html macro

[Tobbe]

Hi

I wonder if its possible to get user data when I use the html macro.
I found this example somewhere $generalUtil.getUserAccessor().getUser($userId) but that will just show as plain text.

Is there a way to use Confluence variables?

[Stephen Deutsch · Accepted solution]

Hi Tobbe,

the HTML macro renders only HTML; if you want to use Confluence variables, you will have to use a user macro. You can still render HTML in the user macro, but you will also be able to use Confluence variables along with it.

[Tobbe]

Yes thank you. that did the trick!