Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

userProfile — NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a

Synopsis

The userProfile object reflects numerous pieces of information stored in the browser’s user profile for the current user. This object has four methods that:

• Let you queue requests for individual fields of the profile (items such as name, mailing address, phone numbers, and so on)

• Display the request dialog that lets users see what you’re asking for and disallow specific items or the whole thing

• Grab the information

• Clear the request queue

Once the information is retrieved (with the user’s permission), it can be slipped into form elements (visible or hidden) for submission to the server. Further details are available from Microsoft in the Internet Client Software Developer’s Kit. This object’s methods are not fully supported in the Macintosh version of Internet Explorer 4.

Example

navigator.userProfile.addReadRequest("vcard.displayname")
navigator.userProfile.doReadRequest("3", "MegaCorp Customer Service")
var custName = navigator.userProfile.getAttribute("vcard.displayname")
navigator.userProfile.clearRequest( )
if (custName) {
    ...
}

Object Model Reference

IE

navigator.userProfile

Methods

addReadRequest( )	clearRequest( )	doReadRequest( )
getAttribute( )