LoginName Class
Displays the value of the System.Web.UI.Page.User.Identity.Name property.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
[BindableAttribute(false)] [AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::InheritanceDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel::Minimal)] [AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel::Minimal)] public ref class LoginName : public WebControl
<asp:LoginName />
By default, the LoginName control displays the name contained in the User property of the Page class. If the System.Web.UI.Page.User.Identity.Name property is empty, the control is not rendered.
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If you are not familiar with the set of login controls available in ASP.NET, see ASP.NET Login Controls Overview before continuing. For a list of other topics related to login controls and membership, see Managing Users by Using Membership. |
To change the text displayed by the LoginName control, set the FormatString property.
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The LoginName control cannot be used outside the <form> tag on a Web page. Specifically, the LoginName cannot be used to put the user's name in the title of a page. |
Accessibility
The markup rendered by default for this control might not conform to accessibility standards such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG) priority 1 guidelines. For details about accessibility support for this control, see ASP.NET Controls and Accessibility.
| Topic | Location |
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| How to: Display the Name of the Current User | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Display the Name of the Current User | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
| Walkthrough: Managing Web Site Users with Roles | Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio |
- AspNetHostingPermission
for operating in a hosted environment. Demand value: LinkDemand; Permission value: Minimal.
- AspNetHostingPermission
for operating in a hosted environment. Demand value: InheritanceDemand; Permission value: Minimal.
System.Web.UI::Control
System.Web.UI.WebControls::WebControl
System.Web.UI.WebControls::LoginName
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.
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