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ProfileBase Class
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ProfileBase Class

Provides untyped access to profile property values and information.

Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
   System.ConfigurationSettingsBase
    System.Web.ProfileProfileBase
       System.Web.ProfileDefaultProfile

Namespace:   System.Web.Profile
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Syntax 
Public Class ProfileBase _
	Inherits [%$TOPIC/ms151820_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_0%]
public class ProfileBase : [%$TOPIC/ms151820_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_0%]
public ref class ProfileBase : public [%$TOPIC/ms151820_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_0%]
type ProfileBase =  
    class 
        inherit [%$TOPIC/ms151820_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_0%] 
    end

The ProfileBase type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Public method ProfileBaseCreates an instance of the ProfileBase class.
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Properties
  NameDescription
Public property ContextGets the associated settings context. (Inherited from SettingsBase.)
Public property IsAnonymousGets a value indicating whether the user profile is for an anonymous user.
Public property IsDirtyGets a value indicating whether any of the profile properties have been modified.
Public property IsSynchronizedGets a value indicating whether access to the object is synchronized (thread safe). (Inherited from SettingsBase.)
Public property ItemGets or sets a profile property value indexed by the property name. (Overrides SettingsBaseItem.)
Public property LastActivityDateGets the most recent date and time that the profile was read or modified.
Public property LastUpdatedDateGets the most recent date and time that the profile was modified.
Public property Static member PropertiesGets a collection of SettingsProperty objects for each property in the profile.
Public property PropertyValuesGets a collection of settings property values. (Inherited from SettingsBase.)
Public property ProvidersGets a collection of settings providers. (Inherited from SettingsBase.)
Public property UserNameGets the user name for the profile.
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Methods
  NameDescription
Public method Static member Create(String)Used by ASP.NET to create an instance of a profile for the specified user name.
Public method Static member Create(String, Boolean)Used by ASP.NET to create an instance of a profile for the specified user name. Takes a parameter indicating whether the user is authenticated or anonymous.
Public method Equals(Object)Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method FinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCodeServes as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetProfileGroupGets a group of properties identified by a group name.
Public method GetPropertyValueGets the value of a profile property.
Public method GetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Initialize(String, Boolean)Initializes the profile property values and information for the current user.
Public method Initialize(SettingsContext, SettingsPropertyCollection, SettingsProviderCollection)Initializes internal properties used by SettingsBase object. (Inherited from SettingsBase.)
Protected method MemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method SaveUpdates the profile data source with changed profile property values. (Overrides SettingsBaseSave.)
Public method SetPropertyValueSets the value of a profile property.
Public method ToStringReturns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Remarks

ASP.NET uses the ProfileBase class to create the class used for the user profile. When an application that has the user profile enabled is started, ASP.NET creates a new class of type ProfileCommon, which inherits from the ProfileBase class. Strongly typed accessors are added to the ProfileCommon class for each property defined in the profile configuration section. The strongly typed accessors of the ProfileCommon class call the GetPropertyValue and SetPropertyValue methods of the ProfileBase base class to retrieve and set profile property values, respectively. An instance of the ProfileCommon class is set as the value of the Profile property for the ASP.NET application.

To create an instance of a user profile in an ASP.NET application, it is recommended that you use the Create method.

Notes to Inheritors

You can create a custom profile implementation that inherits from the ProfileBase abstract class and defines properties for the user profile that are not specified in the profile configuration element. You can specify a custom user-profile type in the Web.config file with the inherits attribute of the profile configuration element, as shown in the following example. The code for the EmployeeProfile class is included in the Example section of this topic.

<profile inherits="Samples.AspNet.Profile.EmployeeProfile"
  defaultProvider="SqlProvider">
  <providers>
    <clear />
    <add
      name="SqlProvider"
      type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider" 
      connectionStringName="SqlServices" 
      description="SQL Profile Provider for Sample"/> 
    <add
      name="EmployeeInfoProvider"
      type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider" 
      connectionStringName="SqlServices" 
      description="SQL Profile Provider for Employee Info"/> 
  </providers>

  <properties>
    <add name="GarmentSize" />
  </properties>
</profile>
Examples

The following code example shows a Web.config file that specifies a user profile that contains a ZipCode property of type string and a RecentSearchList property of type StringCollection. The generated Profile property of the current HttpContext will have strongly typed accessors for each of the specified properties.

<configuration>
  <system.web>
    <anonymousIdentification enabled="true" />

    <profile enabled="true" defaultProvider="SqlProvider" >
      <properties>
        <add name="ZipCode" allowAnonymous="true" />
        <add name="RecentSearchList"
          type="System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection"
          serializeAs="Xml"
          allowAnonymous="true" />
      </properties>
    </profile>
  </system.web>
</configuration>

The following code example shows an ASP.NET page that reads and sets the ZipCode property specified for the user profile. Before attempting to run this code, set the provider to the default AspNetSqlProvider in the ASP.NET configuration settings for the Web site.

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

Public Sub Page_PreRender()

  If Profile.ZipCode = Nothing Then
    PersonalizePanel.Visible = False
    GetZipCodePanel.Visible = True
  Else
    ZipCodeLabel.Text = Profile.ZipCode

    ' Get personalized information for zip code here.

    PersonalizePanel.Visible = True
    GetZipCodePanel.Visible = False
  End If

End Sub

Public Sub ChangeZipCode_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
  ZipCodeTextBox.Text = Profile.ZipCode
  Profile.ZipCode = Nothing

  PersonalizePanel.Visible = False
  GetZipCodePanel.Visible = True
End Sub

Public Sub EnterZipCode_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
  Profile.ZipCode = ZipCodeTextBox.Text
End Sub

</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Home Page</title>
</head>
<body>

<form id="form1" runat="server">
  <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">
    <tr>
      <td>
        <asp:Panel id="PersonalizePanel" runat="Server" Visible="False">
          Information for Zip Code: <asp:Label id="ZipCodeLabel" Runat="Server" /><br />
          <!-- Information for Zip Code here. -->
          <br />
          <asp:LinkButton id="ChangeZipCodeButton" Runat="Server" Text="Change Your Zip Code"
                          OnClick="ChangeZipCode_OnClick" />
        </asp:Panel>
        <asp:Panel id="GetZipCodePanel" runat="Server" Visible="False">
          You can personalize this page by entering your Zip Code: 
          <asp:TextBox id="ZipCodeTextBox" Columns="5" MaxLength="5" runat="Server" />
          <asp:LinkButton id="EnterZipCodeButton" Runat="Server" Text="Go"
                          OnClick="EnterZipCode_OnClick" />
        </asp:Panel>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</form>

</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

public void Page_PreRender()
{
  if (Profile.ZipCode == null)
  {
    PersonalizePanel.Visible = false;
    GetZipCodePanel.Visible = true;
  }
  else
  {
    ZipCodeLabel.Text = Profile.ZipCode;

    // Get personalized information for zip code here.

    PersonalizePanel.Visible = true;
    GetZipCodePanel.Visible = false;
  }
}

public void ChangeZipCode_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  ZipCodeTextBox.Text = Profile.ZipCode;
  Profile.ZipCode = null;

  PersonalizePanel.Visible = false;
  GetZipCodePanel.Visible = true;
}

public void EnterZipCode_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  Profile.ZipCode = ZipCodeTextBox.Text;
}

</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Home Page</title>
</head>
<body>

<form id="form1" runat="server">
  <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">
    <tr>
      <td>
        <asp:Panel id="PersonalizePanel" runat="Server" Visible="False">
          Information for Zip Code: <asp:Label id="ZipCodeLabel" Runat="Server" /><br />
          <!-- Information for Zip Code here. -->
          <br />
          <asp:LinkButton id="ChangeZipCodeButton" Runat="Server" Text="Change Your Zip Code"
                          OnClick="ChangeZipCode_OnClick" />
        </asp:Panel>
        <asp:Panel id="GetZipCodePanel" runat="Server" Visible="False">
          You can personalize this page by entering your Zip Code: 
          <asp:TextBox id="ZipCodeTextBox" Columns="5" MaxLength="5" runat="Server" />
          <asp:LinkButton id="EnterZipCodeButton" Runat="Server" Text="Go"
                          OnClick="EnterZipCode_OnClick" />
        </asp:Panel>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</form>

</body>
</html>

The following code example defines a class that inherits from the ProfileBase class to create a custom profile. The type of the custom profile is specified in the inherits attribute of the profile configuration element in the Web.config file for an application.

Security noteSecurity Note

This example contains a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

Imports System
Imports System.Web.Profile

Namespace Samples.AspNet.Profile

  Public Class EmployeeProfile
    Inherits ProfileBase

    <SettingsAllowAnonymous(False)> _
    <ProfileProvider("EmployeeInfoProvider")> _
    Public Property Department As String 
      Get 
        Return MyBase.Item("EmployeeDepartment").ToString()
      End Get 
      Set 
        MyBase.Item("EmployeeDepartment") = value
      End Set 
    End Property

    <SettingsAllowAnonymous(False)> _
    <ProfileProvider("EmployeeInfoProvider")> _
    Public Property Details As EmployeeInfo
      Get 
        Return CType(MyBase.Item("EmployeeInfo"), EmployeeInfo)
      End Get 
      Set 
        MyBase.Item("EmployeeInfo") = value
      End Set 
    End Property 
  End Class 

  Public Class EmployeeInfo
    Public Name As String 
    Public Address As String 
    Public Phone As String 
    Public EmergencyContactName As String 
    Public EmergencyContactAddress As String 
    Public EmergencyContactPhone As String 
  End Class 

End Namespace
using System;
using System.Web.Profile;

namespace Samples.AspNet.Profile
{
  public class EmployeeProfile : ProfileBase
  {
    [SettingsAllowAnonymous(false)]
    [ProfileProvider("EmployeeInfoProvider")]
    public string Department
    {
      get { return base["EmployeeDepartment"].ToString(); }
      set { base["EmployeeDepartment"] = value; }
    }

    [SettingsAllowAnonymous(false)]
    [ProfileProvider("EmployeeInfoProvider")]
    public EmployeeInfo Details
    {
      get { return (EmployeeInfo)base["EmployeeInfo"]; }
      set { base["EmployeeInfo"] = value; }
    }

  }

  public class EmployeeInfo
  {
    public string Name;
    public string Address;
    public string Phone;
    public string EmergencyContactName;
    public string EmergencyContactAddress;
    public string EmergencyContactPhone;
  }
}
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also

Reference

System.Web.Profile Namespace

Other Resources

ASP.NET Profile Properties Overview

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