WindowsPrincipal.IsInRole Method (System.Security.Principal)

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WindowsPrincipal..::.IsInRole Method

Determines whether the current principal belongs to a specified Windows user group.

Overload List

	Name	Description
	IsInRole(Int32)	Determines whether the current principal belongs to the Windows user group with the specified relative identifier (RID).
	IsInRole(SecurityIdentifier)	Determines whether the current principal belongs to the Windows user group with the specified security identifier (SID).
	IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole)	Determines whether the current principal belongs to the Windows user group with the specified WindowsBuiltInRole.
	IsInRole(String)	Determines whether the current principal belongs to the Windows user group with the specified name.

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Remarks

There are four overloads for this method. For performance reasons, the IsInRole(SecurityIdentifier) overload is strongly recommended.

Important Note:
The IsInRole method is not supported on Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition.