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Expand Up @@ -363,9 +363,14 @@ not this is allowed. If your voter isn't called, see :ref:`declaring-the-voter-a
Events
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The firewall dispatches the ``security.switch_user`` event right after the impersonation
is completed. The :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Security\\Http\\Event\\SwitchUserEvent` is
passed to the listener, and you can use this to get the user that you are now impersonating.
Just before the impersonation is fully completed, the ``security.switch_user`` event is
dispatched.
The :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Security\\Http\\Event\\SwitchUserEvent` is
passed to the :doc:`listener or subscriber </event_dispatcher>`, and you can use
this to get the user that you are now impersonating.

This event is also dispatched just before impersonation is fully exited. You can
use it to get the original impersonator user.

The :ref:`locale-sticky-session` section does not update the locale when you
impersonate a user. If you *do* want to be sure to update the locale when you
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