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WindowsPrincipal.Identity Property

Definition

Gets the identity of the current principal.

public:
 virtual property System::Security::Principal::IIdentity ^ Identity { System::Security::Principal::IIdentity ^ get(); };
public override System.Security.Principal.IIdentity Identity { get; }
public virtual System.Security.Principal.IIdentity Identity { get; }
member this.Identity : System.Security.Principal.IIdentity
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Identity As IIdentity
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Identity As IIdentity

Property Value

The WindowsIdentity object of the current principal.

Implements

Examples

The following example retrieves the name of the user by using the Identity property of the WindowsPrincipal object.

WindowsPrincipal^ wp = gcnew WindowsPrincipal( WindowsIdentity::GetCurrent() );
String^ username = wp->Identity->Name;
WindowsPrincipal wp = new WindowsPrincipal(WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent());
string username = wp.Identity.Name;
Dim wp As New WindowsPrincipal(WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent())
Dim username As String = wp.Identity.Name

Applies to