ICurrentContactProvider.GetCurrentContact Method

Recognizes a contact currently browsing the live site. If the contact cannot be recognized a new one is created. A returned contact is always valid (exists in database, is not merged, etc.) and is automatically assigned to currentUser User (if it's not a public user).

Namespace: CMS.ContactManagement
Assembly: CMS.ContactManagement (in CMS.ContactManagement.dll) Version: 11.0.0

Syntax

ContactInfo GetCurrentContact(
	IUserInfo currentUser,
	bool forceUserMatching
)

Parameters

currentUser

Type: CMS.Base.IUserInfo
Currently signed in user or public user

forceUserMatching

Type: System.Boolean
If true, the current contact is tried to be determined by the user even if it can be found by other ways

Return Value

Type: ContactInfo
The recognized contact or a new contact, if it was not possible to recognize the contact.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	currentUser is null
InvalidOperationException	Processing of contacts cannot continue. This can be due to the insufficient license, disabled online marketing or incorrect request state.