ICurrentContactProvider.GetExistingContact Method

Gets a contact assigned to the visitor currently browsing the live site (contact can only be recognized during web request). A returned contact is always valid (exists in database, is not merged, etc.) and is automatically assigned to currentUser (if it's not a public user). If no contact is currently assigned to the visitor null is returned.

Namespace: CMS.ContactManagement
Assembly: CMS.ContactManagement (in CMS.ContactManagement.dll) Version: 12.0.0

Syntax

ContactInfo GetExistingContact(
	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 null when there is no contact assigned to current live site visitor

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.