In forms model, I used to get current logged in user by
Page.CurrentUser
How do I get current user inside a controller class in ASP.NET MVC?
A:
I use:
Membership.GetUser().UserName
Not sure this will work in MVC but it's worth a shot :)
Sean
2008-11-04 21:29:28
Where does this Membership class come from? IntelliSense does not recognize it by default.
Serhat Özgel
2008-11-04 21:31:00
The System.Web.Security namespace. I'm not positive this is useful in MVC but I use it with the login controls for Web Forms.
Sean
2008-11-04 21:57:05
It's useful in any ASP.NET application that uses the Membership providers.
jamiebarrow
2010-08-31 19:30:54
+7
A:
try HttpContext.Current.User
UPDATE (reading comment):
Public Shared Property Current() As System.Web.HttpContext
Member of System.Web.HttpContextSummary:
Gets or sets the System.Web.HttpContext object for the current HTTP request.Return Values:
The System.Web.HttpContext for the current HTTP request
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dove
2008-11-04 21:30:22
I believe you two are talking about two different things.System.Web.HttpContext and the static property:System.Web.Mvc.Controller.HttpContext (Which does not have a "Current" property.
Jeff Sheldon
2008-11-04 23:31:25
That worked on a non-MVC environment, just what I needed. Thanks! :)
Wagner Danda da Silva
2010-08-17 19:10:15
+13
A:
If you need to get the user from within the controller, use the User property of Controller. If you need it from the view, I would populate what you specifically need in the ViewData, or you could just call User as I think it's a property of ViewPage.
Haacked
2008-11-04 23:19:36
"or you could just call User as I think it's a property of ViewPage" - So do you mean use Page.user when you're in the view?
mawaldne
2009-11-28 20:14:39
+3
A:
I realize this is really old, but I'm just getting started w/ MVC.Net, so I thought I'd stick my two cents in:
Request.IsAuthenticated tells you if the user is authenticated. Page.User.Identity gives you the identity of the logged-in user.
jrb
2009-03-25 01:42:00
+6
A:
I found that 'User' works, ie. User.Identity.Name or User.IsInRole("Administrator")... Hope this helps although a bit late.
A:
getting logged in username: System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name
tifoz
2010-09-08 12:50:12