Displaying the text of <a> element from database in Asp.Net

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I am using Asp.Net/C# in my application.I have a menu on my master page which displays all pre-defined menu items(static way) like

Home
Contact Us
About Us

What I would like to accomplish is, I want the text of <a> element to be displayed from database , which will be the name of the logged-in user.

Can anybody suggest me as to how I can go about doing this. Thanks

by static way you mean hard-coded. your question is too broad, read more regarding database integration — Shai
– Shai, Commented Apr 23, 2012 at 12:16
@freebird you have a menu. and beside that - you want the logged on user into an <a> element. correct ? — Royi Namir
– Royi Namir, Commented Apr 23, 2012 at 12:20
@RoyiNamir I may have not explained my requirement properly but I would like to achieve something like this Home Contact Us About Us RoyiNamir , the users name will be to right of the menu.I hope it makes sense — Priyank Patel
– Priyank Patel, Commented Apr 23, 2012 at 12:21

Royi Namir · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-23 12:27:39Z

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   <ul>
    <li>
        <a>Home</a>
    </li>
    <li>
        <a>Contact Us</a>
    </li>
    <li>
        <a><%=Request.LogonUserIdentity.Name %></a>
    </li>
  </ul>

however - you need windows authentications in order to see the real logged on user - otherwise youll see the AppPool user.

p.s. if youre under binding context : use <%#

answered Apr 23, 2012 at 12:27

Royi Namir

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Priyank Patel Over a year ago

,I am using Forms Authentication , how do I do it then

Royi Namir Over a year ago

try that or HttpContext.Current.User.Identity

Priyank Patel Over a year ago

HttpContext.Current.User.Identity worked for me , similarly can I display a column from database table inside anchor tag , is it possible

skhurams · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-23 12:28:23Z

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if i understand correctly if you want username in the menu and Concatinate that menu with userName then just store @@username in database with menu and when loading replace @@username with the user

using String.replace("@@username",strUserName)

answered Apr 23, 2012 at 12:28

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