How can I keep user permissions and info available across multiple classes? [modified]

[Jacobus01]

I need to keep a logged in user's details and permissions kept in a globally accessible object.I know that c# doesn't allow you to store an object that is globally accessible but is it then better to just retrieve a users permissions and details again from the db instead of just passing a reference to every new form that I create? This object will be used to determine if a user can enter a sub-system of the application or just to change his password. Should I use MDI Forms perhaps? Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanx in advance

modified on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:34 AM

[riced]

Possibly use a static class? E.g.

public static class UserDetails
{
public static string name;
public static string dob;
}

On start up the app could then do something like UserDetails.name = nameFromSomewhere Elsewhere you could use e.g. if (UserDetails.name == "Fred")... You would probably want to use properties rather than public fields. :)

Regards David R --------------------------------------------------------------- "Every program eventually becomes rococo, and then rubble." - Alan Perlis

[Jacobus01]

Simple, yet effective. Thanx. I kept on thinking that I'd have to instantiate an object for this purpose. I even considered running a new thread and just keep the details in an object referenced by that thread. But a static class seems simpler. Regards