Gets the repository id of a user where the e-mail address matches the specified e-mail address.
The repository id of the user where the e-mail address for the user matches the specified e-mail address. If no match is found, a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is returned.
GetUserIdByEmail can be used to retrieve the user name for a membership user in the case where a user does not know their user name, but does know their e-mail address. If more than one user in the data store has the same e-mail address, the first user name encountered is returned.
Leading and trailing spaces are trimmed from all parameter values.| Exception Type | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | emailToMatch is null. |
| ArgumentException | emailToMatch is empty or longer than 64 characters after trimming. |
VGMembership Class | Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.Membership Namespace