WindowsIdentity.Name Property

Definition

Gets the user's Windows logon name.

C#
public override string Name { get; }
C#
public virtual string Name { get; }

Property Value

The Windows logon name of the user on whose behalf the code is being run.

Implements

Examples

The following code shows the use of the Name property to get the user's Windows logon name. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the WindowsIdentity class.

C#
propertyDescription += windowsIdentity.Name;

Remarks

The logon name is in the form DOMAIN\USERNAME.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5