SqlRoleProvider.CreateRole Method

Adds a new role to the role database.

Namespace: System.Web.Security
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

public:
virtual void CreateRole (
	String^ roleName
) override
public void CreateRole (
	String roleName
)
public override function CreateRole (
	roleName : String
)
Not applicable.

Parameters

roleName

The name of the role to create.

Exception typeCondition

System.ArgumentNullException

roleName is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

System.ArgumentException

roleName is an empty string or contains a comma.

-or-

roleName is longer than 256 characters.

System.Configuration.Provider.ProviderException

roleName already exists in the database.

-or-

An unknown error occurred while communicating with the database.

The CreateRole method is called by the Roles class to create a role in the SQL Server database specified in the ASP.NET application's configuration file (Web.config).

The maximum length for the role name is 256 characters. Role names are not case-sensitive. Commas are not allowed in role names.

The following code example creates a new role in the database. For an example of a Web.config file that enables role management, see SqlRoleProvider.

Security noteSecurity Note:

This example contains a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview (Visual Studio).

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

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