.NET Framework Class Library
WindowsIdentity..::.Name Property

Gets the user's Windows logon name.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Name As String
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As WindowsIdentity
Dim value As String

value = instance.Name
C#
public virtual string Name { get; }
Visual C++
public:
virtual property String^ Name {
    String^ get ();
}
JScript
public function get Name () : String

Property Value

Type: System..::.String
The Windows logon name of the user on whose behalf the code is being run.

Implements

IIdentity..::.Name
Remarks

The logon name is in the form DOMAIN\USERNAME.

Examples

The following code shows the use of the IsSystem property to get the user's Windows logon name. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the WindowsIdentity class.

Visual Basic
propertyDescription += windowsIdentity.Name
C#
propertyDescription += windowsIdentity.Name;
Visual C++
propertyDescription = String::Concat( propertyDescription, windowsIdentity->Name );

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
See Also

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