SPUser.Name property

Gets or sets the display name of the user.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Property Name As String
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As SPUser
Dim value As String

value = instance.Name

instance.Name = value

public override string Name { get; set; }

Property value

Type: System.String
A string that contains the display name.

Remarks

To modify the display name for a user by setting the value of the Name property, call the Update method to effect the changes in the database.

Examples

The following code example modifies the display name for a specified user object.

Dim siteCollection As SPSite = SPControl.GetContextSite(Context)
Dim site As SPWeb = siteColl.AllWebs("Site_Name")
Dim user As SPUser = site.AllUsers("User_Name")

user.Name = "Display_Name"

user.Update()

using (SPSite oSiteCollection = SPContext.Current.Site)
{
    using (SPWeb oWebsite = oSiteCollection.AllWebs["Website_Name"])
    {
        SPUser oUser = oWebsite.AllUsers["User_Name"];
        oUser.Email = " E-mail_Address";
        oUser.Name = " Display_Name";
        oUser.Notes = " User_Notes";
        oUser.Update();
    }
}

See also

Reference

SPUser class

SPUser members

Microsoft.SharePoint namespace