Get the username in Forms authentication

Question

I'm using Forms authentication.

In Windows Authentication for get the user name of the PC i use: User.Identity.Name

I need this information also in Forms authentication but User.Identity.Name doesn't work.

How can I get the User.Identity.Name without using Windows authentication?

Solution 1

To get the UserName of the authenticated user:

HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name;

Solution 2

That's exactly how I do it, I think there might be something wrong with your setup? For example, are you actually logged into the site while your debugging? If not, you need to in order to get a value.