How can I get the specific fields of the currently logged-in user in MVC5?

Question

I have an MVC5 app that uses Individual Authentication, and of course ASP.NET Identity. The point is that I had extended I have a model that inherits from ApplicationUser, i

Answer 1

Yes, in Identity, if you need additional user information, you just pull the user from the database, since this is all stored on the actual user object now.

if (Request.IsAuthenticated)
{
    var user = UserManager.FindById(User.Identity.GetUserId());
}

If GetUserId isn't on User.Identity, add the following to your usings:

using Microsoft.AspNet.Identity;