How do I get the UID in user-profile.tpl.php? I'm trying to make a custom view mode for user profiles. In my user-profile--myviewmode.tpl.php, I want to get the UID for the user whose profile it is.

The help text for user-profile.tpl.php states:


  $user_profile: An array of profile items. Use render() to print them.
  Field variables: for each field instance attached to the user a
  corresponding variable is defined; e.g., $account->field_example has a
  variable $field_example defined. When needing to access a field's raw
  values, developers/themers are strongly encouraged to use these
  variables. Otherwise they will have to explicitly specify the desired
  field language, e.g. $account->field_example['en'], thus overriding
  any language negotiation rule that was previously applied.


I used dpm() to print out the array $user_profile, but I couldn't find the UID anywhere.

Then I tried:

global $user;
$uid = $user-&gt;uid;


However, this doesn't work because when I use Views to render the view mode, it gives me the UID of the logged-in user, not the user whose profile is being rendered.

Is there a way to get the UID in user-profile.tpl.php?  I need to get the UID to build some custom links based on it.
I found the uid under the elements >> #account object:

$elements['#account']-&gt;uid;


Good luck!