setUserGroups

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	public static function setUserGroups($userId, $groups)
	{
		// Get the user object.
		$user = JUser::getInstance((int) $userId);

		// Set the group ids.
		JArrayHelper::toInteger($groups);

		// Set the titles for the user groups.
		foreach ($groups as $group)
		{
			$user->groups[$group] = $group;
		}

		// Store the user object.
		if (!$user->save())
		{
			return new Exception($user->getError());
		}

		// Set the group data for any preloaded user objects.
		$temp = JFactory::getUser((int) $userId);
		$temp->groups = $user->groups;

		// Set the group data for the user object in the session.
		$temp = JFactory::getUser();
		if ($temp->id == $userId)
		{
			$temp->groups = $user->groups;
		}

		return true;
	}