JAVA SCRIPT: SharePoint Get Current User

JAVA SCRIPT: SharePoint Get Current User 

Use following Java Script

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
_spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push("GetCurrentUserName");
function GetCurrentUserName()
{
var Loginname = document.getElementById("zz8_Menu").innerHTML ;
var end = Loginname.indexOf("<");
var nameOnly = Loginname.substring(8, end);
alert(nameOnly);
}
</script>

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