Display Full Name in ASP.NET LoginName control

I have an .aspx page using a login control with custom authentication. I was wondering if it's possible to have a "Welcome [FirstName] [LastName]" message using the LoginName control instead of the [UserName] that is accessed by default.

I'm thinking of storing these info in the Session object if it's not possible.

Thanks!

From stackoverflow

• You'll need to override the RenderContents method or make your own LoginName control. Something like this will do the trick:

  protected override void RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter writer)
  {
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Profile.FullName))
              return;
  
        nameToDisplay = HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(Profile.FullName);
        string formatExpression = this.FormatString;
        if (formatExpression .Length == 0)
        {
              writer.Write(nameToDisplay);
        }
        else
        {
              try
              {
                    writer.Write(string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, formatExpression, new object[1] { nameToDisplay });
              }
              catch (FormatException exception)
              {
                    throw new FormatException("Invalid FormatString", exception1);
              }
        }
  }
  

  Also, see here for a brief article on working with LoginName.

  Leon Tayson : I'm not using the default ASP.NET providers and not using Profile also. I settled with storing the user's full name in the session object instead. Thanks!

• First of all, see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/620118/personal-names-in-a-global-application-what-to-store. Even if your site is limited to the US, I'm pretty sure I've seen some foreigners around here.

• You could use the FormatString property to set the welcome message to any string you want. When combined with expression builders (e.g. <%$ expressionPrefix: expressionValue %>) you would have a flexible way to define output.