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SqlRoleProvider.AddUsersToRoles(String[], String[]) Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.Security
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Adds the specified user names to each of the specified roles.

public:
 override void AddUsersToRoles(cli::array <System::String ^> ^ usernames, cli::array <System::String ^> ^ roleNames);
public override void AddUsersToRoles (string[] usernames, string[] roleNames);
override this.AddUsersToRoles : string[] * string[] -> unit
Public Overrides Sub AddUsersToRoles (usernames As String(), roleNames As String())

Parameters

usernames
String[]

A string array of user names to be added to the specified roles.

roleNames
String[]

A string array of role names to add the specified user names to.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

One of the roles in roleNames is null.

-or-

One of the users in usernames is null.

ArgumentException

One of the roles in roleNames is an empty string or contains a comma.

-or-

One of the users in usernames is an empty string or contains a comma.

-or-

One of the roles in roleNames is longer than 256 characters.

-or-

One of the users in usernames is longer than 256 characters.

-or-

roleNames contains a duplicate element.

-or-

usernames contains a duplicate element.

ProviderException

One or more of the specified role names was not found.

-or-

One or more of the specified user names was not found.

-or-

One or more of the specified user names is already associated with one or more of the specified role names.

-or-

An unknown error occurred while communicating with the database.

Examples

The following code example adds one or more users to a role or removes a user from a role. For an example of a Web.config file that enables role management, see SqlRoleProvider.


<%@ 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;
  MembershipUserCollection users;
  string[] usersInRole;

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

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

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

      // Bind users to ListBox.

      users = Membership.GetAllUsers();
      UsersListBox.DataSource = users;
      UsersListBox.DataBind();
    }

    if (RolesListBox.SelectedItem != null)
    {
      // Show users in role. Bind user list to GridView.

      usersInRole = Roles.GetUsersInRole(RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value);
      UsersInRoleGrid.DataSource = usersInRole;
      UsersInRoleGrid.DataBind();
    }
  }


  public void AddUsers_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
  {
    // Verify that a role is selected.

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


    // Verify that at least one user is selected.

    if (UsersListBox.SelectedItem == null)
    {
      Msg.Text = "Please select one or more users.";
      return;
    }


    // Create list of users to be added to the selected role.

    string[] newusers = new string[UsersListBox.GetSelectedIndices().Length];

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


    // Add the users to the selected role.

    try
    {
      Roles.AddUsersToRole(newusers, RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value);

      // Re-bind users in role to GridView.

      usersInRole = Roles.GetUsersInRole(RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value);
      UsersInRoleGrid.DataSource = usersInRole;
      UsersInRoleGrid.DataBind();
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
      Msg.Text = e.Message;
    }
  }


  public void UsersInRoleGrid_RemoveFromRole(object sender, GridViewCommandEventArgs args)
  {
    // Get the selected user name to remove.

    int index = Convert.ToInt32(args.CommandArgument);

    string username = ((DataBoundLiteralControl)UsersInRoleGrid.Rows[index].Cells[0].Controls[0]).Text;


    // Remove the user from the selected role.

    try
    {
      Roles.RemoveUserFromRole(username, RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value);
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
      Msg.Text = "An exception of type " + e.GetType().ToString() +
                 " was encountered removing the user from the role.";
    }


    // Re-bind users in role to GridView.

    usersInRole = Roles.GetUsersInRole(RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value);
    UsersInRoleGrid.DataSource = usersInRole;
    UsersInRoleGrid.DataBind();
  }



</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<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" runat="server" Rows="8" AutoPostBack="true" /></td>
        <td valign="top">
          Users:</td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:ListBox ID="UsersListBox" DataTextField="Username" Rows="8" SelectionMode="Multiple"
            runat="server" /></td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:Button Text="Add User(s) to Role" ID="AddUsersButton" runat="server" OnClick="AddUsers_OnClick" /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top">
          Users In Role:</td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:GridView runat="server" CellPadding="4" ID="UsersInRoleGrid" AutoGenerateColumns="false"
            GridLines="None" CellSpacing="0" OnRowCommand="UsersInRoleGrid_RemoveFromRole">
            <HeaderStyle BackColor="navy" ForeColor="white" />
            <Columns>
              <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="User Name" >
                <ItemTemplate>
                  <%# Container.DataItem.ToString() %>
                </ItemTemplate>
              </asp:TemplateField>
              <asp:ButtonField Text="Remove From Role" ButtonType="Link" />
            </Columns>
          </asp:GridView>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </form>
</body>
</html>


<%@ 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 MembershipUserCollection
  Dim usersInRole() As String

  Public Sub Page_Load()

    Msg.Text = ""

    If Not IsPostBack Then
      ' Bind roles to ListBox.

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

      ' Bind users to ListBox.

      users = Membership.GetAllUsers()
      UsersListBox.DataSource = users
      UsersListBox.DataBind()
    End If

    If Not RolesListBox.SelectedItem Is Nothing Then
      ' Show users in role. Bind user list to GridView.

      usersInRole = Roles.GetUsersInRole(RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value)
      UsersInRoleGrid.DataSource = usersInRole
      UsersInRoleGrid.DataBind()
    End If

  End Sub


  Public Sub AddUsers_OnClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As EventArgs)

    ' Verify that a role is selected.

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


    ' Verify that at least one user is selected.

    If UsersListBox.SelectedItem Is Nothing Then
      Msg.Text = "Please select one or more users."
      Return
    End If


    ' Create list of users to be added to the selected role.

    Dim newusers(UsersListBox.GetSelectedIndices().Length - 1) As String

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


    ' Add the users to the selected role.

    Try
      Roles.AddUsersToRole(newusers, RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value)

      ' Re-bind users in role to GridView.

      usersInRole = Roles.GetUsersInRole(RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value)
      UsersInRoleGrid.DataSource = usersInRole
      UsersInRoleGrid.DataBind()
    Catch e As Exception
      Msg.Text = e.Message
    End Try

  End Sub


  Public Sub UsersInRoleGrid_RemoveFromRole(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As GridViewCommandEventArgs)

    ' Get the selected user name to remove.

    Dim index As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(args.CommandArgument)

    Dim username As String = (CType(UsersInRoleGrid.Rows(index).Cells(0).Controls(0), DataBoundLiteralControl)).Text


    ' Remove the user from the selected role.

    Try
      Roles.RemoveUserFromRole(username, RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value)
    Catch e As Exception
      Msg.Text = "An exception of type " & e.GetType().ToString() & _
                 " was encountered removing the user from the role."
    End Try

    ' Re-bind users in role to GridView.

    usersInRole = Roles.GetUsersInRole(RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value)
    UsersInRoleGrid.DataSource = usersInRole
    UsersInRoleGrid.DataBind()

  End Sub



</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<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" runat="server" Rows="8" AutoPostBack="true" /></td>
        <td valign="top">
          Users:</td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:ListBox ID="UsersListBox" DataTextField="Username" Rows="8" SelectionMode="Multiple"
            runat="server" /></td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:Button Text="Add User(s) to Role" ID="AddUsersButton" runat="server" OnClick="AddUsers_OnClick" /></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top">
          Users In Role:</td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:GridView runat="server" CellPadding="4" ID="UsersInRoleGrid" AutoGenerateColumns="false"
            GridLines="None" CellSpacing="0" OnRowCommand="UsersInRoleGrid_RemoveFromRole">
            <HeaderStyle BackColor="navy" ForeColor="white" />
            <Columns>
              <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="User Name" >
                <ItemTemplate>
                  <%# Container.DataItem.ToString() %>
                </ItemTemplate>
              </asp:TemplateField>
              <asp:ButtonField Text="Remove From Role" ButtonType="Link" />
            </Columns>
          </asp:GridView>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

The AddUsersToRoles method is called by the Roles class to associate one or more users with one or more roles in the SQL Server database specified in the ASP.NET application's configuration file (Web.config). This method is called by the AddUserToRole, AddUserToRoles, AddUsersToRole, and AddUsersToRoles methods of the Roles class.

The database updates that are performed during the call to the AddUsersToRoles method are made within a transaction. If an error is encountered, such as a user name that is already in a specified role, the transaction is rolled back and no updates are performed.

If the SqlRoleProvider is being used with the SqlMembershipProvider, and one of the specified user names does not exist in the database, the user name will be automatically added to the database.

User names and role names cannot contain commas.

Applies to

See also