What is _spPageContextInfo
_spPageContextInfo is a global variable. It belongs to any pages like wiki, publishing and system pages. It provides us so much useful information about the web by its properties. For example, _spPageContextInfo.userLoginName gives the login name of the current logged in user. If we do not have this property in _spPageContextInfo, then we have to make a REST call to get this.
What’s New in 2016
Following properties are new in SharePoint 2016:
| Property Name | Description |
isAppWeb | It will return true if your current web is an app web. |
updateFormDigestPageLoaded | It’s a date time object meaning when your form digest has been updated. |
userLoginName | Login name of the current user. |
isSiteAdmin | It will return true if current user is the admin of current site. |
ProfileUrl | It will give you the my site URL of current user. |
Comparison Matrix (2013 vs 2016 vs Online)
Comparison matrix of _spPageContextInfo (2013 vs 2016 vs Online) is given below:
| Name | 2013 | 2016 | Online |
webServerRelativeUrl | Yes | Yes | Yes |
webAbsoluteUrl | Yes | Yes | Yes |
siteAbsoluteUrl | Yes | Yes | Yes |
serverRequestPath | Yes | Yes | Yes |
layoutsUrl | Yes | Yes | Yes |
webTitle | Yes | Yes | Yes |
webTemplate | Yes | Yes | Yes |
tenantAppVersion | Yes | Yes | Yes |
isAppWeb | No | Yes | Yes |
hasManageWebPermissions | No | No | Yes |
webLogoUrl | Yes | Yes | Yes |
webLanguage | Yes | Yes | Yes |
currentLanguage | Yes | Yes | Yes |
currentUICultureName | Yes | Yes | Yes |
currentCultureName | Yes | Yes | Yes |
clientServerTimeDelta | Yes | Yes | Yes |
updateFormDigestPageLoaded | No | Yes | Yes |
siteClientTag | Yes | Yes | Yes |
crossDomainPhotosEnabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
webUIVersion | Yes | Yes | Yes |
webPermMasks | Yes | Yes | Yes |
pageListId | Yes | Yes | Yes |
pageItemId | Yes | Yes | Yes |
pagePersonalizationScope | Yes | Yes | Yes |
userId | Yes | Yes | Yes |
userLoginName | No | Yes | Yes |
systemUserKey | Yes | Yes | Yes |
isAnonymousGuestUser | No | No | Yes |
alertsEnabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
siteServerRelativeUrl | Yes | Yes | Yes |
allowSilverlightPrompt | Yes | Yes | Yes |
themeCacheToken | No | No | Yes |
isSiteAdmin | No | Yes | Yes |
env | No | No | Yes |
ProfileUrl | No | Yes | Yes |
Conclusion
That’s all about _spPageContextInfo in SharePoint 2016. I hope you will enjoy it and always feel welcome to let me know your feedback.
