Roles.AddUserToRole Method (System.Web.Security)

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Roles.AddUserToRole Method

Adds the specified user to the specified role.

Namespace:  System.Web.Security
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Shared Sub AddUserToRole ( _
	username As String, _
	roleName As String _
)
C#
public static void AddUserToRole(
	string username,
	string roleName
)
Visual C++
public:
static void AddUserToRole(
	String^ username, 
	String^ roleName
)
F#
static member AddUserToRole : 
        username:string * 
        roleName:string -> unit

Parameters

username
Type: System.String
The user name to add to the specified role.
roleName
Type: System.String
The role to add the specified user name to.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
System.ArgumentNullException

roleName is null.

-or-

username is null.
System.ArgumentException

roleName is an empty string or contains a comma (,).

-or-

username is an empty string or contains a comma (,).
System.Configuration.Provider.ProviderException

Role management is not enabled.

-or-

User is already assigned to the specified role.
Remarks

The AddUserToRole method calls the default role provider to associate the specified user with the specified role at the data source.

Note Note

User names and role names cannot contain commas.
Examples

The following code example adds a user to a role. For an example of a Web.config file that enables role management, see Roles.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.UI" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

Dim rolesArray() As String
Dim users As MembershipUserCollection

Public Sub Page_Load()

  Msg.Text = ""

  If Not IsPostBack Then
    ' Bind roles to ListBox.

    rolesArray = Roles.GetAllRoles()
    RolesListBox.DataSource = rolesArray
    RolesListBox.DataBind()

    ' Bind users to ListBox.

    users = Membership.GetAllUsers()
    UsersListBox.DataSource = users
    UsersListBox.DataBind()
  End If
End Sub


Public Sub AddUser_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)

  ' Verify that a user and a role are selected.

  If UsersListBox.SelectedItem Is Nothing Then
    Msg.Text = "Please select a user."
    Return
  End If 

  If RolesListBox.SelectedItem Is Nothing Then
    Msg.Text = "Please select a role."
    Return
  End If


  ' Add the user to the selected role.

  Try
    Roles.AddUserToRole(UsersListBox.SelectedItem.Value, RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value)  
    Msg.Text = "User added to Role."
  Catch e As HttpException
    Msg.Text = e.Message
  End Try
End Sub

</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Sample: Role Membership</title>
</head>
<body>

<form runat="server" id="PageForm">
  <h3>Role Membership</h3>
  <asp:Label id="Msg" ForeColor="maroon" runat="server" /><br />
  <table cellpadding="3" border="0">
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">Roles:</td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:ListBox id="RolesListBox" runat="server" Rows="8" /></td>
      <td valign="top">Users:</td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:ListBox id="UsersListBox" DataTextField="Username" 
                                  Rows="8" runat="server" /></td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:Button Text="Add User to Role" id="AddUserButton"
                                 runat="server" OnClick="AddUser_OnClick" /></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</form>

</body>
</html>
C#

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.UI" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

string[] rolesArray;
MembershipUserCollection users;

public void Page_Load()
{
  Msg.Text = "";

  if (!IsPostBack)
  {
    // Bind roles to ListBox.

    rolesArray = Roles.GetAllRoles();
    RolesListBox.DataSource = rolesArray;
    RolesListBox.DataBind();

    // Bind users to ListBox.

    users = Membership.GetAllUsers();
    UsersListBox.DataSource = users;
    UsersListBox.DataBind();
  }
}


public void AddUser_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  // Verify that a user and a role are selected.

  if (UsersListBox.SelectedItem == null)
  {
    Msg.Text = "Please select a user.";
    return;
  } 

  if (RolesListBox.SelectedItem == null)
  {
    Msg.Text = "Please select a role.";
    return;
  }

  // Add the user to the selected role.

  try
  {
    Roles.AddUserToRole(UsersListBox.SelectedItem.Value, RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value);  
    Msg.Text = "User added to Role.";
  }
  catch (HttpException e)
  {
    Msg.Text = e.Message;
  } 
}

</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Sample: Role Membership</title>
</head>
<body>

<form runat="server" id="PageForm">
  <h3>Role Membership</h3>
  <asp:Label id="Msg" ForeColor="maroon" runat="server" /><br />
  <table cellpadding="3" border="0">
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">Roles:</td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:ListBox id="RolesListBox" runat="server" Rows="8" /></td>
      <td valign="top">Users:</td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:ListBox id="UsersListBox" DataTextField="Username" 
                                  Rows="8" runat="server" /></td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:Button Text="Add User to Role" id="AddUserButton"
                                 runat="server" OnClick="AddUser_OnClick" /></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</form>

</body>
</html>
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
See Also

Reference

Roles Class
System.Web.Security Namespace

Other Resources

Understanding Role Management