Hi, I spent at least 3 hours looking for examples. But i can't see how to get the GetCurrentUserInfo(), in a SPA module for DNN8.

 all i can find is c# examples DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserController.GetCurrentUserInfo(),

any help greatly appreciated.


thanks for the replie Ash, I spent a lot of time looking through the github project, and cant seem to find what i need there. so I asume that I am missing something obvious. As it doesnt seem to be as simple as searching for something like 'UserInfo from dnn SPA' could you tell me what i should be searching for, specifically in relation to: userinfo SPA (javascript) modules in dnn8.

I asume from what you said above WebAPI is something i need to read up on, but are there any other keywords i need to know to get help on this subject?
thanks again for any help.

Web API is the backend that allows you to send data from the backend to the front end. This requires you to have a class (written in vb.net or c#) that inherits from a base classes (that is known to DNN) and returns data to the front end; these are named controllers. You can see an example here: https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform.Samples.Mvc/blob/master/src/Dnn.ContactList.Spa/Services/ContactController.cs

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Chris Paterra

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