Checks if a role exists in the current repository for the application

Namespace:  Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.Membership
Assembly:  Novalys.VisualGuard.Security (in Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.dll) Version: 3.2.912.1 (3.2.912.01)

Syntax

C#
public static bool RoleExists(
	string roleName
)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function RoleExists ( _
	roleName As String _
) As Boolean

Parameters

roleName
Type: System..::.String
the name of the role. For shared role the name must be prefixed by '#'.

Return Value

true if the role exists false otherwise.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
System..::.ArgumentNullException roleName is null.
System..::.ArgumentException roleName is an empty string or is longer than 64 characters or contains invalid chars ('\', '/', '?', '*', '%', ';', ''', '"', ':', '|', '[', ']', '+', '=', ',').
System.Security..::.SecurityExceptionThe current user has not enough privileges to use Membership API. The Membership access level of the application must be sufficient to allows this action or the 'Membership Manager' role must be granted to the user by using the Visual Guard console.

See Also