Defining a User with User.Identity.Name in controller constructor

Question

For my actions that are going to interact with the User\'s account, I would like to create a \"TheUser\" object in addition to adding that object to \"ViewData[\"TheUser\"]\" as

Answer 1

public abstract class YourController : Controller
{
    public YourController()
    {
        var user = System.Threading.Thread.CurrentPrincipal;

        TheUser = User.Identity.IsAuthenticated ? UserRepository.GetUser(user.Identity.Name) : null;

        ViewData["TheUser"] = TheUser;  
    }
}