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SelectingProviderEventArgs::User Property
Visual Studio 2010
Gets the authenticated user.
Assembly: System.Web.Extensions (in System.Web.Extensions.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Security.Principal::IPrincipalAn object that contains the authenticated user.
You use the User property to retrieve information about the user during the SelectingProvider event.
The following example shows an event handler for the SelectingProvider event. The event handler uses the SelectingProviderEventArgs object to check the user name and set the role provider to use. The event handler is bound to the SelectingProvider event in the Application_Start method of the Global.asax file.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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