Not able find user in userinformation list

Question

I am using one list and it has one person field configured for "All Users".

So when i type some email ID in that person field, it is getting user and it works well.

But when i wants to add new record through client object model, some users are not available in UserinformationList in c# and Javascript as well.

Here is the code which i am trying to get all users list.

ClientContext clientContext1 = new ClientContext(SiteUrl);
clientContext1.AuthenticationMode = ClientAuthenticationMode.Default;
UserCollection usrdd = clientContext1.Web.SiteUsers;
clientContext1.ExecuteQuery();

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 02 '15 at 06:14

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A user entry is only present in that list if it's added to anything within that site collection (a group, a list, a web, etc.).

You can use SPWeb.EnsureUser or SP.Web.ensureUser to make sure the entry is available.

answered Feb 02 '15 at 06:14

Michaël Hompus

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Thanks for your reply. But how can i add a first time user to person field? Please help me – Sathish Feb 02 '15 at 06:43
`ensureUser` will return a [SP.User](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj246835(v=office.15).aspx). You can use that for your field. – Michaël Hompus Feb 02 '15 at 07:02
Got it michael.. can i get user by email Id instead logon name? – Sathish Feb 02 '15 at 07:25
If it's SharePoint Online e-mail will be the same as logon name – Michaël Hompus Feb 02 '15 at 15:16

Not able find user in userinformation list

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