Checks whether 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: 2016.0.105.16 (2016.0.105.16)

Syntax

C#
public bool RoleExists(
	string roleName
)
Visual Basic
Public 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

Type: Boolean
true if the role exists false otherwise.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
System..::..ArgumentNullExceptionroleName is null.
System..::..ArgumentExceptionroleName is an empty string or is longer than 64 characters or contains invalid chars ('\', '/', '?', '*', '%', ';', ''', '"', ':', '|', '[', ']', '+', '=', ',').
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