Roles.DeleteRole Method (String) (System.Web.Security)

DeleteRole Method (String)

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Roles..::.DeleteRole Method (String)

Updated: November 2007

Removes a role from the data source.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Function DeleteRole ( _
    roleName As String _
) As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim roleName As String
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = Roles.DeleteRole(roleName)

public static bool DeleteRole(
    string roleName
)

Visual C++

public:
static bool DeleteRole(
    String^ roleName
)

public static boolean DeleteRole(
    String roleName
)

JScript

public static function DeleteRole(
    roleName : String
) : boolean

Parameters

roleName: Type: System..::.String
The name of the role to delete.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean

true if roleName was deleted from the data source; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
System..::.ArgumentNullException	roleName is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
System..::.ArgumentException	roleName is an empty string or contains a comma (,).
System.Configuration.Provider..::.ProviderException	roleName has one or more members. -or- Role management is not enabled.

Exception

Condition

System..::.ArgumentNullException

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

System..::.ArgumentException

roleName is an empty string or contains a comma (,).

System.Configuration.Provider..::.ProviderException

roleName has one or more members.

-or-

Role management is not enabled.

Remarks

The DeleteRole method removes a role name from the data source. DeleteRole calls the DeleteRole method of the default role provider to remove the specified role from the data source.

If the role identified by the roleName parameter has one or more members, then an exception will be thrown and the role will not be deleted.

Examples

The following code example deletes a role from the data source. For an example of a Web.config file that enables role management, see Roles.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>

<!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

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

    If Not IsPostBack Then
      ' Bind roles to ListBox.

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

  End Sub


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

    Dim delRole As String

    Try
      delRole = RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value

      Roles.DeleteRole(delRole)

      Msg.Text = "Role '" & Server.HtmlEncode(delRole) & "' deleted."

      ' Re-bind roles to ListBox.

      rolesArray = Roles.GetAllRoles()
      RolesListBox.DataSource = rolesArray
      RolesListBox.DataBind()
    Catch
      Msg.Text = "Role '" & Server.HtmlEncode(delRole) & "' <u>not</u> deleted."
    End Try

  End Sub

</script>

<html  >
<head>
  <title>Sample: Delete Role</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form runat="server" id="PageForm">
    <h3>
      Delete Role</h3>
    <asp:Label ID="Msg" ForeColor="maroon" runat="server" /><br />
    <table border="0">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top">
          Delete Role:</td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:ListBox ID="RolesListBox" runat="server" Rows="8" /></td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:Button Text="Delete Role" ID="DeleteRoleButton" runat="server" OnClick="DeleteRole_OnClick" /></td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>

<!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;

  public void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs args)
  {
    if (!IsPostBack)
    {
      // Bind roles to ListBox.

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


  public void DeleteRole_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
  {
    string delRole = "";

    try
    {
      delRole = RolesListBox.SelectedItem.Value;

      Roles.DeleteRole(delRole);

      Msg.Text = "Role '" + Server.HtmlEncode(delRole) + "' deleted.";


      // Re-bind roles to ListBox.

      rolesArray = Roles.GetAllRoles();
      RolesListBox.DataSource = rolesArray;
      RolesListBox.DataBind();
    }
    catch
    {
      Msg.Text = "Role '" + Server.HtmlEncode(delRole) + "' <u>not</u> deleted.";
    }

  }

</script>

<html  >
<head>
  <title>Sample: Delete Role</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form runat="server" id="PageForm">
    <h3>
      Delete Role</h3>
    <asp:Label ID="Msg" ForeColor="maroon" runat="server" /><br />
    <table border="0">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top">
          Delete Role:</td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:ListBox ID="RolesListBox" runat="server" Rows="8" /></td>
        <td valign="top">
          <asp:Button Text="Delete Role" ID="DeleteRoleButton" runat="server" OnClick="DeleteRole_OnClick" /></td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

Platforms

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

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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