/// <summary>
/// Checks to see if a username is available, the same as FindUser only the return value is discarded
/// </summary>
/// <param name="iUserName">The username to check for</param>
/// <returns>True of the username is available</returns>
public Boolean IsUserNameAvailable(String iUserName)
{
String pStrFilter = TableQuery.GenerateFilterCondition(
"UserName",
QueryComparisons.Equal,
iUserName);
TableQuery <User> pTQyQuery = new TableQuery <User>().Where(pStrFilter);
IEnumerable <User> pIEeMatches = UsersTable.ExecuteQuery <User>(pTQyQuery);
List <User> pLisMatches = new List <User>(pIEeMatches);
return(pLisMatches.Count == 0);
}
/// <summary>
/// Find a user by its unique username
/// </summary>
/// <param name="iUserName">The username of the user to search for</param>
/// <returns>If found, an instance of the user that matches the provided username</returns>
public User FindUser(String iUserName)
{
String pStrFilter = TableQuery.GenerateFilterCondition(
"UserName",
QueryComparisons.Equal,
iUserName);
TableQuery <User> pTQyQuery = new TableQuery <User>().Where(pStrFilter);
IEnumerable <User> pIEeMatches = UsersTable.ExecuteQuery <User>(pTQyQuery);
List <User> pLisMatches = new List <User>(pIEeMatches);
if (pLisMatches.Count > 0)
{
return(pLisMatches[0]);
}
else
{
return(null);
}
}
