themeDisplay.getUserName() is not working in javascript

RE: themeDisplay.getUserName() is not working in javascript

2020-05-28T09:32:54Z

Hi Varun,You can get user name in javascript as following :

var r = /\\u([\d\w]{4})/gi;
var userName = themeDisplay.getUserName().replace(r, function (match, grp) {
return String.fromCharCode(parseInt(grp, 16)); } );
console.log(userName);

RE: themeDisplay.getUserName() is not working in javascript

2020-05-23T09:30:41Z

Varun Gupta:

Hi Olaf,Thanks for the reply.I am using Liferay 7.2 Sp1 EE. I am trying to get username in main.js and it is returning unicode value for username. It should give proper username instead of Unicode string.

Being on DXP 7.2 SP1 (there's no more EE, just DXP vs CE) makes this a great quick description for filing a ticket with the support team.

RE: themeDisplay.getUserName() is not working in javascript

2020-05-21T12:31:35Z

Hi Olaf,Thanks for the reply.I am using Liferay 7.2 Sp1 EE. I am trying to get username in main.js and it is returning unicode value for username. It should give proper username instead of Unicode string.
Thanks..

RE: themeDisplay.getUserName() is not working in javascript

2020-05-18T09:14:42Z

Varun Gupta:

Hello All,themeDisplay.getUserName() is not working properly in javascript. It is giving ASCII string. Please refer screenshot.

Is there any other way to get userName in javascript or I have to make service call to get userName?Thanks in advance.

It looks like the user you took the screenshot with is named "Test Test" - "\u0054\u0065\u0073\u0074\u0020\u0054\u0065\u0073\u0074" is the Unicode encoding of that string, so the result comes in an unexpected encoding, but it's there. Which (exact) version are you on?

themeDisplay.getUserName() is not working in javascript

2020-05-18T07:50:31Z

Hello All,themeDisplay.getUserName() is not working properly in javascript. It is giving ASCII string. Please refer screenshot.

Is there any other way to get userName in javascript or I have to make service call to get userName?Thanks in advance.