how to use Profile.GetProfile() in a library class?

Question

I cant figure out how to use Profile.GetProfile() method in a library class. I tried using this method in a Page.aspx.cs and it worked perfectly.

How ca

Answer 1

You can use ProfileBase, but you lose type-safety. You can mitigate that with careful casting and error handling.

    string user = "Steve"; // The username you are trying to get the profile for.
    bool isAuthenticated = false;

        MembershipUser mu = Membership.GetUser(user);

        if (mu != null)
        {
            // User exists - Try to load profile 

            ProfileBase pb = ProfileBase.Create(user, isAuthenticated);

            if (pb != null)
            {
                // Profile loaded - Try to access profile data element.
                // ProfileBase stores data as objects in a Dictionary 
                // so you have to cast and check that the cast succeeds.

                string myData = (string)pb["MyKey"];

                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(myData))            
                {
                    // Woo-hoo - We're in data city, baby!
                    Console.WriteLine("Is this your card? " + myData);
                }
            }        
        }