Silverstripe Pastes

	/**

	 * Get the author of the last published version.

	 */

	function getAuthor() {

		// Get latest published object

		$latest = DataObject::get_by_stage('NewsArticle', 'Live', "\"SiteTree\".\"ID\"='$this->ID'");

		if (!$latest) return;



		// Get version number

		$latestVersionID = $latest->Last()->Version;

		if (!$latestVersionID) return;



		// Fetch the version object corresponding to published object.

		$versionObject = Versioned::get_version("SiteTree", $this->ID, $latestVersionID);

		if (!$versionObject || !$versionObject->AuthorID) return;



		return DataObject::get_by_id('Member', $versionObject->AuthorID);

	}