Get current user id in ASP.NET Identity 2.0

Question

I just switched over to using the new 2.0 version of the Identity Framework. In 1.0 I could get a user object by using manager.FindByIdAsync(User.Identity.GetUserId()

Answer 1

In order to get CurrentUserId in Asp.net Identity 2.0, at first import Microsoft.AspNet.Identity:

C#:

using Microsoft.AspNet.Identity;

VB.NET:

Imports Microsoft.AspNet.Identity

And then call User.Identity.GetUserId() everywhere you want:

strCurrentUserId = User.Identity.GetUserId()

This method returns current user id as defined datatype for userid in database (the default is String).