RolePrincipal Constructor (IIdentity)
Instantiates a RolePrincipal object for the specified identity.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Parameters
- identity
- Type: System.Security.Principal.IIdentity
The user identity to create the RolePrincipal for.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| System.ArgumentNullException | identity is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
This overload of the RolePrincipal constructor creates a new RolePrincipal object and initializes its property values. Cached role information is not read from the cookie identified by the CookieName property. 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.
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
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.