SPUtility.FormatAccountName method (String, String)
Validates the provider and user string values. If these strings are valid, this method concatenates the provider and user values in order, with a colon (":") between them, and returns the concatenated string.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function FormatAccountName ( _
provider As String, _
user As String _
) As String
'Usage
Dim provider As String
Dim user As String
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = SPUtility.FormatAccountName(provider, _
user)
public static string FormatAccountName(
string provider,
string user
)
Parameters
provider
Type: System.StringA string that provides the name of the provider.
user
Type: System.StringA string that provides the user name.
Return value
Type: System.String
A concatenation of the provider and user strings, in order, separated by a colon (":").
Remarks
If either of the provider or user values is empty or null, this method throws an exception of ArgumentNullException. If the provider string contains a colon (":"), this method throws an error of System.ArgumentException.