Type: System.Security.Principal.IPrincipal

System.Security.Principal.IPrincipal Interface

Assembly: Mscorlib.dll
Namespace: System.Security.Principal

Summary: Defines the basic functionality of a principal object.

C# Syntax:


        public interface IPrincipal

Remarks

A principal object represents the security context of the user on whose behalf the code is running, including that user's identity ( IIdentity) and any roles to which they belong.

All principal objects are required to implement the IPrincipal interface.

See also:

System.Security.Principal Namespace

System.Security.Principal.IPrincipal Member List:

Public Properties

Identity

Read-only

Gets the identity of the current principal.

Public Methods

IsInRole

Determines whether the current principal belongs to the specified role.

System.Security.Principal.IPrincipal Member Details

Property: Identity (read-only)

Summary: Gets the identity of the current principal.

C# Syntax:


            IIdentity Identity {get;}

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Method: IsInRole(
string role
)

Summary: Determines whether the current principal belongs to the specified role.

C# Syntax:


            bool IsInRole(
   string role
);

Parameters:

role

The name of the role for which to check membership.

Return Value:: true if the current principal is a member of the specified role; otherwise, false.

System.Security.Principal.IPrincipal Interface

System.Security.Principal.IPrincipal Member List:

System.Security.Principal.IPrincipal Member Details

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