RolePrincipal Constructor (IIdentity, String)
Instantiates a RolePrincipal object for the specified identity with role information from the specified encryptedTicket.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Parameters
- identity
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Type:
System.Security.Principal.IIdentity
The user identity to create the RolePrincipal for.
- encryptedTicket
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Type:
System.String
A string that contains encrypted role information.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| System.ArgumentNullException | identity is null. -or- encryptedTicket is null. |
This overload of the RolePrincipal constructor creates a new RolePrincipal object and initializes its property values. Role information for the current user is read from the supplied encryptedTicket and cached with the RolePrincipal object. The ProviderName property is set to the Name of the default role provider.
For information on enabling role management, see the Roles class.
The following code example creates a new RolePrincipal object. If CacheRolesInCookie is true, the example creates the RolePrincipal with cookie information from the cookie identified by the CookieName property.
Available since 2.0