Roles.RemoveUsersFromRole Method (System.Web.Security)

.NET Framework Class Library

Roles..::.RemoveUsersFromRole Method

Removes the specified users from the specified role.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Sub RemoveUsersFromRole ( _
    usernames As String(), _
    roleName As String _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim usernames As String()
Dim roleName As String

Roles.RemoveUsersFromRole(usernames, _
    roleName)

public static void RemoveUsersFromRole(
    string[] usernames,
    string roleName
)

Visual C++

public:
static void RemoveUsersFromRole(
    array<String^>^ usernames, 
    String^ roleName
)

JScript

public static function RemoveUsersFromRole(
    usernames : String[], 
    roleName : String
)

Parameters

usernames: Type: array<System..::.String>[]()[]
A string array of user names to remove from the specified roles.

roleName: Type: System..::.String
The name of the role to remove the specified users from.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
System..::.ArgumentNullException	roleName is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). -or- One of the user names in usernames is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
System..::.ArgumentException	roleName is an empty string or contains a comma (,). -or- One of the user names in usernames is an empty string or contains a comma (,). -or- usernames contains a duplicate element.
System.Configuration.Provider..::.ProviderException	Role management is not enabled.

Exception

Condition

System..::.ArgumentNullException

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

-or-

One of the user names in usernames is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

System..::.ArgumentException

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

-or-

One of the user names in usernames is an empty string or contains a comma (,).

-or-

usernames contains a duplicate element.

System.Configuration.Provider..::.ProviderException

Role management is not enabled.

Remarks

The RemoveUsersFromRole method calls the default role provider to remove the specified users from the specified role at the data source.

If the application uses the SqlRoleProvider class, the database updates that are performed during the call to the RemoveUsersFromRoles method are made within a transaction. If an error is encountered, such as a user name that is not in a specified role, the transaction is rolled back and no updates are performed.

Examples

The following code example uses the RemoveUsersFromRole method to remove one or more users from 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 String

Public Sub Page_Load()
  Msg.Text = ""

  If Not IsPostBack Then
    ' Bind roles to ListBox.

    rolesArray = Roles.GetAllRoles()
    RolesListBox.DataSource = rolesArray
    RolesListBox.DataBind()
  End If
End Sub

Public Sub RolesListBox_OnSelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
  ' Bind users to ListBox.

  users = Roles.GetUsersInRole(RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value)
  UsersListBox.DataSource = users
  UsersListBox.DataBind()
End Sub

Public Sub RemoveUsers_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
  ' Verify that at least one user and a role are selected.

  Dim user_indices() As Integer = UsersListBox.GetSelectedIndices()

  If user_indices.Length = 0 Then
    Msg.Text = "Please select one or more users."
    Return
  End If

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


  ' Create list of users to be removed from the selected role.

  Dim usersList(user_indices.Length - 1) As String

  For i As Integer = 0 To usersList.Length - 1
    usersList(i) = UsersListBox.Items(user_indices(i)).Value
  Next


  ' Remove the users from the selected role.

  Try
    Roles.RemoveUsersFromRole(usersList, RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value)  
    Msg.Text = "User(s) removed from Role."

    ' Rebind users to ListBox.

    users = Roles.GetUsersInRole(RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value)
    UsersListBox.DataSource = users
    UsersListBox.DataBind()
  Catch e As HttpException
    Msg.Text = e.Message
  End Try
End Sub

</script>
<html  >
<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" AutoPostBack="true" 
                                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="RolesListBox_OnSelectedIndexChanged" 
                                    runat="server" Rows="8" /></td>
      <td valign="top">Users:</td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:ListBox id="UsersListBox" Rows="8" 
                                    SelectionMode="Multiple" runat="server" /></td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:Button Text="Remove User(s) from Role" id="RemoveUsersButton"
                                   runat="server" OnClick="RemoveUsers_OnClick" /></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</form>

</body>
</html>

<%@ 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;
string[] users;

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

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

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

public void RolesListBox_OnSelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  // Bind users to ListBox.

  users = Roles.GetUsersInRole(RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value);
  UsersListBox.DataSource = users;
  UsersListBox.DataBind();
}

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

  int[] user_indices = UsersListBox.GetSelectedIndices();

  if (user_indices.Length == 0)
  {
    Msg.Text = "Please select one or more users.";
    return;
  }

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


  // Create list of users to be removed from the selected role.

  string[] usersList = new string[user_indices.Length];

  for (int i = 0; i < usersList.Length; i++)
  {
    usersList[i] = UsersListBox.Items[user_indices[i]].Value;
  }


  // Remove the users from the selected role.

  try
  {
    Roles.RemoveUsersFromRole(usersList, RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value);  
    Msg.Text = "User(s) removed from Role.";

    // Rebind users to ListBox.

    users = Roles.GetUsersInRole(RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value);
    UsersListBox.DataSource = users;
    UsersListBox.DataBind();
  }
  catch (HttpException e)
  {
    Msg.Text = e.Message;
  } 
}

</script>
<html  >
<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" AutoPostBack="true" 
                                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="RolesListBox_OnSelectedIndexChanged" 
                                    runat="server" Rows="8" /></td>
      <td valign="top">Users:</td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:ListBox id="UsersListBox" Rows="8" 
                                    SelectionMode="Multiple" runat="server" /></td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:Button Text="Remove User(s) from Role" id="RemoveUsersButton"
                                   runat="server" OnClick="RemoveUsers_OnClick" /></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</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