From within index.php, is there a way to find out if a user has been successfully authenticated?

<?php if (user has logged in) { ?>

I am using CB and recognize that this may be a standard Joomla question. I just figured I'd ask here as I have not gotten an answer on Joomla's forums.

global $my;
if ($my-id)

<?php if ($my->id == 0) { >

will tell you if the user is not logged in.... correct?

wrong


global $my;

if ($my-id) { echo "this user is logged in"; } else { echo "this shitface should still log in first"; }

That means .. if $my->id is not empty.. then the user is logged in..