How to get username/display name in Buddypress?

Question

In buddypress default tempalte, username who has posted a certain activity is displayed like this: bp_activity_action(); But that brings much more than just the username. Is there a simpler way to get the user object/name ?

Wordpess get userdata function doesn't work, as it displays the page author, not the comment or activity author name.

Answer 1

You have Display name use below function:

bp_get_displayed_user_fullname()

OR

Display User Name:

bp_core_get_username($user_id)

Answer 2

Display name for logged in user:

echo bp_core_get_user_displayname( bp_loggedin_user_id() );

Answer 3

What about using bp_activity_user_link() ?