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: 10.0.0

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.