Using C# to get user information

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JoyMDA

• May 15, 2017 15:24

Hi, 

I want to retrieve some user information, It is stated in the reference

" User Object: Italicized attributes are not returned by default and must be retrieved through the fields parameter."

 

For example, I want to check the information "IsPlatformAccessOnly", which is the Italicized attribute. How do I get this field information in C#, as this information is null from UsersManager.GetUserInformationAsync?

 

Thank you.

 

Joy

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  bibek_k

  • May 15, 2017 16:18

  Hi,

   

  I had this problem before and I ended up editing the SDK code itself. 

  Go to   box-windows-sdk-v2\Box.V2\Managers  folder and make changes to BoxUsersManager.cs file

  public async Task GetCurrentUserInformationAsync(List fields = null)
  {
  BoxRequest request = new BoxRequest(_config.UserEndpointUri, "me")
  .Param(ParamFields, fields);

  IBoxResponse response = await ToResponseAsync(request).ConfigureAwait(false);

  return response.ResponseObject;
  }

   

  and you can call this function as :

  var bu = await SymBoxManager.Client.UsersManager.GetCurrentUserInformationAsync(new List() { "login", "space_used", "is_Platform_access_only" });

  console.writeline(bu.is_platform_access_only)

   

  Not exactly the way to do this but I didn't have any choice. You could probaly use inheritence and override the function yourself but i haven't tried it yet. let me know if you do that way.

   

  Hope this helps.

   

  thanks, 

  Bibek

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  JoyMDA

  • May 22, 2017 14:18

  Hi Bibek,

   

  Based on your suggestion, I did the function overloading on the method

  BoxUsersManager.GetUserInformationAsync. See the method definition below. It works well.

   

  Thanks!

   

  Joy

   

   

  //

  /// Retrieves information about a user in the enterprise. Requires enterprise administration authorization.

  ///

  /// userId">The user identifier.

  /// // fields">Attribute(s) to include in the response.

  /// Returns the complete user object.

  public async Task<BoxUser> GetUserInformationAsync(string userId, List<string> fields = null)

  {

  BoxRequest request = new BoxRequest(_config.UserEndpointUri, userId)

  .Param(ParamFields, fields);

  IBoxResponse<BoxUser> response = await ToResponseAsync<BoxUser>(request).ConfigureAwait(false);

  return response.ResponseObject;

  }

   

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