Custom MembershipUser with only needed parameters - asp.net

Question

I am building a custom MembershipProvider more precisely the GetUser function.
Therefor i have a custom MembershipUser.
public class CustomMemberShipUser : MembershipUser
{
public CustomMemberShipUser (
string providerName,
string email,
object providerUserKey,
string name,
string passwordQuestion,
string comment,
bool isApproved,
bool isLockedOut,
DateTime creationDate,
DateTime lastLoginDate,
DateTime lastActivityDate,
DateTime lastPasswordChangedDate,
DateTime lastLockoutDate
): base(
providerName, email, providerUserKey, name, passwordQuestion,
comment, isApproved, isLockedOut, creationDate, lastLoginDate,
lastActivityDate, lastPasswordChangedDate, lastLockoutDate)
{
}
}
In the GetUser function of the MembershipProvider i get the user data and put them into the CustomMemberShipUser.
public override MembershipUser GetUser(string email, bool userIsOnline)
{
User u = _db.Users.Where(x => x.Email == email).First();
CustomMemberShipUser customUser = new CustomMemberShipUser (
"CustomMemberShipUser ",
u.Email,
u.id,
u.Email,
"",
"",
true,
false,
u.CreateDate,
DateTime.MinValue,
DateTime.MinValue,
DateTime.MinValue,
DateTime.MinValue);
return customUser ;
}
As you can see i use the email as name for the MemberShip and i don't need most of the other parameters.
Is there a way to make the call simpler? I don't want to initalize the MembershipUser with empty Strings and minimal Date values.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Could you adapt your CustomMembershipUser to do the 'padding' for you
public class CustomMemberShipUser : MembershipUser
{
public CustomMemberShipUser (
string email,
object providerUserKey,
): base(
"CustomMemberShipUser", email, providerUserKey, email, String.Empty,
String.Empty, true, false, DateTime.MinValue, DateTime.MinValue,
DateTime.MinValue, DateTime.MinValue, DateTime.MinValue)
{
}
}
It doesn't solve the problem but it will tidy up your provider which will become
public override MembershipUser GetUser(string email, bool userIsOnline)
{
User u = _db.Users.Where(x => x.Email == email).First();
CustomMemberShipUser customUser = new CustomMemberShipUser (u.Email, u.id);
return customUser ;
}
I presume your CustomMembershipUser is exposing some additional properties that you are not showing us. As it stands you could just return a MembershipUser. With the above the only benefit your CustomMembershipUser gives you is the cleaner construction in your CustomMembershipProvider