IIdentity.Name Property (System.Security.Principal)

Name Property

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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.NET Framework Class Library

IIdentity..::.Name Property

Gets the name of the current user.

Namespace: System.Security.Principal
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

ReadOnly Property Name As String

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As IIdentity
Dim value As String

value = instance.Name

string Name { get; }

Visual C++

property String^ Name {
    String^ get ();
}

JScript

function get Name () : String

Property Value

Type: System..::.String
The name of the user on whose behalf the code is running.

Remarks

The user name is passed to the common language runtime by the operating system or other authentication provider (such as ASP.NET).

Name is typically set to the empty string ("") for an unauthenticated entity, but can take other values.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

IIdentity Interface

IIdentity Members

System.Security.Principal Namespace