Gets a value indicating whether the specified user is in the specified role.

Namespace: Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.Membership
Assembly: Novalys.VisualGuard.Security (in Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.dll) Version: 2016.0.105.16 (2016.0.105.16)

Syntax

C#
public bool IsUserInRole(
	string username,
	string roleName
)
Visual Basic
Public Function IsUserInRole ( 
	username As String,
	roleName As String
) As Boolean

Parameters

username
Type: System..::..String
The name of the user to search for.
roleName
Type: System..::..String
The name of the role to search in.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if the specified user is in the specified role; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
System..::..ArgumentNullExceptionroleName is null.

-or-

username is null.
System..::..ArgumentExceptionroleName is an empty string or is longer than 64 characters.

-or-

username is an empty string or is longer than 64 characters.

-or-

username cannot be converted to SID for Windows Account.

-or-

a user with a name equals to username was not found in the repository.
System.Security..::..SecurityExceptionThe current user does not have 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