RolePrincipal Constructor (String, IIdentity, String)
Instantiates a RolePrincipal object for the specified identity using the specified providerName and role information from the specified encryptedTicket.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Parameters
- providerName
- Type: System.String
The name of the role provider for the user.
- identity
- Type: System.Security.Principal.IIdentity
The user identity to create the RolePrincipal for.
- encryptedTicket
- Type: System.String
A string that contains encrypted role information.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| System.ArgumentNullException | identity is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). -or- encryptedTicket is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
| System.ArgumentException | providerName is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). -or- providerName refers to a role provider that does not exist in the configuration for the application. |
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 value specified in the providerName parameter.
For information on enabling role management, see the Roles class.
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
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