Public Overridable Function IsInRole ( _
    role As String _
) As Boolean

Dim instance As WindowsPrincipal
Dim role As String
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.IsInRole(role)

public virtual bool IsInRole(
    string role
)

public:
virtual bool IsInRole(
    String^ role
)

public function IsInRole(
    role : String
) : boolean

Implements

When testing for newly created role information, such as a new user or a new group, it is important to log out and log in to force the propagation of role information within the domain. Not doing so can cause the IsInRole test to return false. This method is not supported on Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition.

For performance reasons, the IsInRole(SecurityIdentifier) overload is recommended as the preferable overload for determining the user's role.

Note:

In Windows Vista, User Account Control (UAC) determines the privileges of a user. If you are a member of the Built-in Administrators group, you are assigned two run-time access tokens: a standard user access token and an administrator access token. By default, you are in the standard user role. When you attempt to perform a task that requires administrative privileges, you can dynamically elevate your role by using the Consent dialog box. The code that executes the IsInRole method does not display the Consent dialog box. The code returns false if you are in the standard user role, even if you are in the Built-in Administrators group. You can elevate your privileges before you execute the code by right-clicking the application icon and indicating that you want to run as an administrator.

For built-in roles, the role string should be in the form "BUILTIN\RoleNameHere". For example, to test for membership in the Windows administrator role, the string representing the role should be "BUILTIN\Administrators". Note that the backslash might need to be escaped. The following table lists the built-in roles.

Note:
The spelling for the BUILTIN roles in string format differs from the spelling used in the WindowsBuiltInRole enumeration. For example, the spelling for an administrator in the enumeration is "Administrator", not "Administrators". When using this overload, use the spelling for the role from the following table.

For machine-specific roles, the role string should be in the form "MachineName\RoleNameHere".

For domain-specific roles, the role string should be in the form "DomainName\RoleNameHere"; for example, "SomeDomain\Domain Users".

Note:
In the .NET Framework version 1.0, the role parameter is case-sensitive. In the .NET Framework version 1.1 and later, the role parameter is case-insensitive.

The following code example demonstrates the use of the WindowsPrincipal..::.IsInRole(String) method.

The strings BUILTIN\Administrators and BUILTIN\Users are used to determine whether the current principal is an administrator or a user. For the full code example, see the WindowsPrincipal..::.IsInRole(Int32) method.

' Get the role using the string value of the role.
Console.WriteLine("{0}? {1}.", "Administrators", myPrincipal.IsInRole("BUILTIN\" + "Administrators"))
Console.WriteLine("{0}? {1}.", "Users", myPrincipal.IsInRole("BUILTIN\" + "Users"))

// Get the role using the string value of the role.
Console.WriteLine("{0}? {1}.", "Administrators",
    myPrincipal.IsInRole("BUILTIN\\" + "Administrators"));
Console.WriteLine("{0}? {1}.", "Users",
    myPrincipal.IsInRole("BUILTIN\\" + "Users"));

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

.NET Framework

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