Getting the username from javascript client object model?

Question

How do I go about getting the client username with the javascript client object model? I can't find anything helpful in microsoft's documentation, it's awful :|

Answer 1

var ctx = new SP.ClientContext();
var user = ctx.get_web().get_currentUser();
ctx.load(user);
ctx.executeQueryAsync(function() {
    console.log(user);
});​