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ClaimsPrincipal.IsInRole Method (String)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Returns a value that indicates whether the entity (user) represented by this claims principal is in the specified role.

Namespace:   System.Security.Claims
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public virtual bool IsInRole(
	string role
)

Parameters

role
Type: System.String

The role for which to check.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean

true if claims principal is in the specified role; otherwise, false.

The IsInRole method checks whether an identity that this claims principal possesses contains a claim of type ClaimsIdentity.RoleClaimType where the value of the claim is equal to the value specified by the role parameter.

System_CAPS_noteNote

Each ClaimsIdentity has its own definition of the claim type that represents a role. This claim type can be accessed and set through the ClaimsIdentity.RoleClaimType property.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 10
.NET Framework
Available since 4.5
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