asp.net membership - how to determine programmatically is user is in role

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What is the code for determining if a user is in a role?

I have set up all the users through the ASP.NET Configuration Security tab but now want to put logic around some key areas so only people in certain roles can see and access these areas.

score 23 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 31 '09 at 17:57

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if (User.IsInRole("rolename")) {
  // my action
}

answered Jul 31 '09 at 17:57

Chris Van Opstal

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User is a property of the Page and HttpContext classes, so you can access it on the page simply as User, or in non-page file as HttpContext.Current.User. More info at MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.httpcontext.user.aspx – Chris Van Opstal Jul 31 '09 at 18:08

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 31 '09 at 17:58

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Easy~

HttpContext.Current.User.IsInRole("roleName")

answered Jul 31 '09 at 17:58

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this code will looks into the sql database (thats my provider) to determine role in asp.net? – leora Jul 31 '09 at 17:59
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Yes, it will look into whatever provider you have configured. – Chris Van Opstal Jul 31 '09 at 18:00

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 27 '12 at 19:22

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Check out the Roles class, specifically IsUserInRole, GetUsersInRole, AddUserToRole, etc.

I use these all the time.

edited Dec 27 '12 at 19:22

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answered Jul 31 '09 at 17:58

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 03 '14 at 13:46

thanks to "Chris Van Opstal". i solved my problem like this way,

    public ActionResult Index()
    {

        if (User.IsInRole("Supervisor"))
        {
            return RedirectToAction("Index", "InvitationS");
        }
        return View();
    }

asp.net membership - how to determine programmatically is user is in role

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