MembershipProvider.GetUser Method (Object, Boolean)
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)
public abstract MembershipUser GetUser ( Object providerUserKey, boolean userIsOnline )
public abstract function GetUser ( providerUserKey : Object, userIsOnline : boolean ) : MembershipUser
Not applicable.
Parameters
- providerUserKey
The unique identifier for the membership user to get information for.
- userIsOnline
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
A 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 a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
For an example of a MembershipProvider implementation, see Implementing a Profile Provider.