Reputation: 5452
I have an index page as a content page and at the top of it i have a content place holder like this.
<asp:Content ID="Content3" ContentPlaceHolderID="logProcessHolder" runat="server">
<p class="header-link"><a href="LoginFormContainer.aspx">login</a> or <a href="RegisterFormContainer.aspx">create an account</a></p>
</asp:Content>
I want to change its content when users login. After login i want to put user name instead of these links. I have my login method already, just want to know how can i make this without using an another content page ? or is it a logical solution for me ? Should i use an another content page as a home page ?
Upvotes: 1
Views: 1975
Reputation: 19797
I would wrap your options in asp:Panel
s or use the LoginView
control as epaezr has done
<asp:Content ID="Content3" ContentPlaceHolderID="logProcessHolder" runat="server">
<asp:Panel ID="pnlAnonymous" runat="server">
<p class="header-link"><a href="LoginFormContainer.aspx">login</a> or <a href="RegisterFormContainer.aspx">create an account</a></p>
</asp:Panel>
<asp:Panel ID="pnlVerified" runat="server">
<asp:Literal ID="litUserName" runat="server" />
</asp:Panel>
</asp:Content>
Then in your code behind
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Request.IsAuthenticated)
{
pnlAnonymous.Visible = false;
pnlVerified.Visible = true;
litUserName.Text = Context.User.Identity.Name;
}
else
{
pnlAnonymous.Visible = true;
pnlVerified.Visible = false;
}
}
You don't have to use panels. You could also HTML elements and access them in the code-behind by giving them an ID and a runat="server"
attribute. E.g: <p ID="loginLinks" runat="server" class="header-link">...etc...</p>
where you could change the visibility with loginLinks.Visible
Upvotes: 2
Reputation: 474
You can use the integrated login controls on your code, place them on the contentplaceholder and customize to show the users name...
So you place a asp:LoginView, and on its AnonymousTemplate you can place a asp:Login control and customize it, and on the LoggedInTemplate you can place the login name, a logout link, change password, etc.
Here's an example:
<asp:LoginView ID="LoginView1" runat="server">
<AnonymousTemplate>
<asp:Login ID="Login1" runat="server"></asp:Login>
</AnonymousTemplate>
<LoggedInTemplate>
<asp:LoginName ID="LoginName1" runat="server" /> | <asp:LoginStatus ID="LoginStatus1" runat="server" LogoutAction="RedirectToLoginPage" LogoutText="End session" />
</LoggedInTemplate>
</asp:LoginView>
That code should be place right inside your ContentPlaceHolder
Hope this is useful!!
Upvotes: 2
Reputation: 2592
there are some ways around your question depends on your login method, if your are using ASP.NET Forms Authentication then you could display your username just like below:
<%: Context.User.Identity.Name %>
and if you wanna have those links if user is not authenticated then you could have something like this inside your current content placeholder:
<asp:Content ID="Content3" ContentPlaceHolderID="logProcessHolder" runat="server"> > <p class="header-link"> <% if(Context.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated){ %> <div><%: Context.User.Identity.Name %></div> <a href="Logout.aspx">logout</a> <%} else { %> <a href="LoginFormContainer.aspx">login</a> or <a href="RegisterFormContainer.aspx">create an account</a> <%} %> </p> </asp:Content>
alternatively if you have your own method of authentication instead of Context.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated
you could check your user's authentication from the database and pass it through a property from your code behind.
Upvotes: 1