Get Current User in Javascript (using Code behind)

Code behind:

protected string username; protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { username = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name; username = username.Replace("\\", "\\\\"); // not a very elegant hack }

Points to note:
- variable "username" must be at least protected
- need to hack the username because javascript will strip the "\"

Javascript:

var userID = "<%=username %>";

Points to note:
- must put the <%= … %> in quotes