public User selectUser(User u)
{
// use the FormsAuth HashPwd method to turn the string into an md5 hash.
u.password = FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile(u.password, "MD5");
var result = DALuser.selectUser(u);
if (result == null)
{
// if no user was found, throw new exception and end the login process
throw new Exception("It appears your credentials were not correct. Please try again.");
}
else
{
// otherwise return the user
return(result);
}
}