Verifies that the specified user name and password exist in the data source.
(in System.Web.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustOverride Function ValidateUser ( _
username As String, _
password As String _
) As Boolean
Dim instance As MembershipProvider
Dim username As String
Dim password As String
Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = instance.ValidateUser(username, _
password)
public abstract bool ValidateUser(
string username,
string password
)
public:
virtual bool ValidateUser(
String^ username,
String^ password
) abstract
public abstract function ValidateUser(
username : String,
password : String
) : boolean
Return Value
Type:
System..::.Boolean
true if the specified username and password are valid; otherwise, false.
Takes, as input, a user name and a password and verifies that the values match those in the data source. ValidateUser returns true for a successful user name and password match; otherwise, false.
For successful validations, ValidateUser updates the LastLoginDate for the specified user.
For an example of a MembershipProvider implementation, see Implementing a Profile Provider.
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
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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