function User::setExistingPassword
Sets the existing plain text password.
Required for validation when changing the password, name or email fields.
Parameters
string $password: The existing plain text password of the user.
Return value
$this
Overrides UserInterface::setExistingPassword
File
- 
              core/
modules/ user/ src/ Entity/ User.php, line 407  
Class
- User
 - Defines the user entity class.
 
Namespace
Drupal\user\EntityCode
public function setExistingPassword($password) {
  $this->get('pass')->existing = $password;
}
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