Roles.CreateRole Method (System.Web.Security)

CreateRole Method

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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.NET Framework Class Library

Roles..::.CreateRole Method

Adds a new role to the data source.

Namespace: System.Web.Security
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Sub CreateRole ( _
    roleName As String _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim roleName As String

Roles.CreateRole(roleName)

public static void CreateRole(
    string roleName
)

Visual C++

public:
static void CreateRole(
    String^ roleName
)

JScript

public static function CreateRole(
    roleName : String
)

Parameters

roleName: Type: System..::.String
The name of the role to create.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
System..::.ArgumentNullException	roleName is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
System..::.ArgumentException	roleName is an empty string. -or- roleName contains a comma.
System.Configuration.Provider..::.ProviderException	Role management is not enabled.

Exception

Condition

System..::.ArgumentNullException

roleName is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

System..::.ArgumentException

roleName is an empty string.

-or-

roleName contains a comma.

System.Configuration.Provider..::.ProviderException

Role management is not enabled.

Remarks

The CreateRole method adds a role name to the data source. CreateRole calls the CreateRole method of the default role provider to add the specified role to the data source.

Note:
Role names cannot contain commas.

Examples

The following code example creates a new role in the data source. For an example of a Web.config file that enables role management, see Roles.

Security Note:
This example contains a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>
<!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

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

  If Not IsPostBack Then
    ' Bind roles to GridView.

    rolesArray = Roles.GetAllRoles()
    RolesGrid.DataSource = rolesArray
    RolesGrid.DataBind()
  End If

End Sub

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

  Dim createRole As String = RoleTextBox.Text

  Try
    If Roles.RoleExists(createRole) Then
      Msg.Text = "Role '" & Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) & "' already exists. Please specify a different role name."
      Return
    End If

    Roles.CreateRole(createRole)

    Msg.Text = "Role '" & Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) & "' created."

    ' Re-bind roles to GridView.

    rolesArray = Roles.GetAllRoles()
    RolesGrid.DataSource = rolesArray
    RolesGrid.DataBind()
  Catch
    Msg.Text = "Role '" & Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) & "' <u>not</u> created."
  End Try

End Sub

</script>
<html  >
<head>
<title>Sample: Create Role</title>
</head>
<body>

<form runat="server" id="PageForm">
  <h3>Create a Role</h3>

  <asp:Label id="Msg" ForeColor="maroon" runat="server" /><br />

  Role name: 

  <asp:TextBox id="RoleTextBox" runat="server" />

  <asp:Button Text="Create Role" id="CreateRoleButton"
              runat="server" OnClick="CreateRole_OnClick" />

  <br />

  <asp:GridView runat="server" CellPadding="2" id="RolesGrid" 
                Gridlines="Both" CellSpacing="2" AutoGenerateColumns="false" >
    <HeaderStyle BackColor="navy" ForeColor="white" />
    <Columns>
      <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Roles" >
        <ItemTemplate>
          <%# Container.DataItem.ToString() %>
        </ItemTemplate>
      </asp:TemplateField>
    </Columns>
   </asp:GridView>
</form>

</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>
<!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;

public void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  if (!IsPostBack)
  {
    // Bind roles to GridView.

    rolesArray = Roles.GetAllRoles();
    RolesGrid.DataSource = rolesArray;
    RolesGrid.DataBind();
  }
}

public void CreateRole_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  string createRole = RoleTextBox.Text;

  try
  {
    if (Roles.RoleExists(createRole))
    {
      Msg.Text = "Role '" + Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) + "' already exists. Please specify a different role name.";
      return;
    }

    Roles.CreateRole(createRole);

    Msg.Text = "Role '" + Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) + "' created.";

    // Re-bind roles to GridView.

    rolesArray = Roles.GetAllRoles();
    RolesGrid.DataSource = rolesArray;
    RolesGrid.DataBind();
  }
  catch (Exception e)
  {
    Msg.Text = "Role '" + Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) + "' <u>not</u> created.";
    Response.Write(e.ToString());
  }

}

</script>
<html  >
<head>
<title>Sample: Create Role</title>
</head>
<body>

<form runat="server" id="PageForm">
  <h3>Create a Role</h3>

  <asp:Label id="Msg" ForeColor="maroon" runat="server" /><br />

  Role name: 

  <asp:TextBox id="RoleTextBox" runat="server" />

  <asp:Button Text="Create Role" id="CreateRoleButton"
              runat="server" OnClick="CreateRole_OnClick" />

  <br />

  <asp:GridView runat="server" CellPadding="2" id="RolesGrid" 
                Gridlines="Both" CellSpacing="2" AutoGenerateColumns="false" >
    <HeaderStyle BackColor="navy" ForeColor="white" />
    <Columns>
      <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Roles" >
        <ItemTemplate>
          <%# Container.DataItem.ToString() %>
        </ItemTemplate>
      </asp:TemplateField>
    </Columns>
   </asp:GridView>
</form>

</body>
</html>

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

Roles Class

Roles Members

System.Web.Security Namespace

Other Resources

Understanding Role Management