MembershipProvider.GetUser Method (Object, Boolean)
Gets user information from the data source based on the unique identifier for the membership user. Provides an option to update the last-activity date/time stamp for the user.
Assembly: System.Web.ApplicationServices (in System.Web.ApplicationServices.dll)
Parameters
- providerUserKey
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Type:
System.Object
The unique identifier for the membership user to get information for.
- userIsOnline
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Type:
System.Boolean
true to update the last-activity date/time stamp for the user; false to return user information without updating the last-activity date/time stamp for the user.
Return Value
Type: System.Web.Security.MembershipUserA MembershipUser object populated with the specified user's information from the data source.
Takes, as input, a unique identifier for a user record and a Boolean value indicating whether to update the LastActivityDate value for the user to show that the user is currently online. The GetUser method returns a MembershipUser object populated with current values from the data source for the specified user. If the user name is not found in the data source, GetUser returns null.
For an example of a MembershipProvider implementation, see Implementing a Profile Provider.
Available since 2.0