Roles.GetAllRoles Method (System.Web.Security)

GetAllRoles Method

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Roles..::.GetAllRoles Method

Updated: November 2007

Gets a list of all the roles for the application.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Function GetAllRoles As String()

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim returnValue As String()

returnValue = Roles.GetAllRoles()

public static string[] GetAllRoles()

Visual C++

public:
static array<String^>^ GetAllRoles()

public static String[] GetAllRoles()

JScript

public static function GetAllRoles() : String[]

Return Value

Type: array<System..::.String>[]()[]

A string array containing the names of all the roles stored in the data source for the application.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
System.Configuration.Provider..::.ProviderException	Role management is not enabled.

Remarks

The GetAllRoles method calls the RoleProvider..::.GetAllRoles method of the default role provider to get a list of all the roles from the data source for an application. Only the roles for the application that is specified in the ApplicationName property are retrieved.

Examples

The following code example uses the GetAllRoles method to get the list of roles for an application and bind the results to a System.Web.UI.WebControls..::.GridView control. For an example of a Web.config file that enables role management, see Roles.

Security 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 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(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)

  If Not IsPostBack Then
    ' Bind roles to GridView.

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

End Sub

Public Sub CreateRole_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)

  Dim createRole As String = RoleTextBox.Text

  Try
    If Roles.RoleExists(createRole) Then
      Msg.Text = "Role '" & Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) & "' already exists. Please specify a different role name."
      Return
    End If

    Roles.CreateRole(createRole)

    Msg.Text = "Role '" & Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) & "' created."

    ' Re-bind roles to GridView.

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

End Sub

</script>
<html  >
<head>
<title>Sample: Create Role</title>
</head>
<body>

<form runat="server" id="PageForm">
  <h3>Create a Role</h3>

  <asp:Label id="Msg" ForeColor="maroon" runat="server" /><br />

  Role name: 

  <asp:TextBox id="RoleTextBox" runat="server" />

  <asp:Button Text="Create Role" id="CreateRoleButton"
              runat="server" OnClick="CreateRole_OnClick" />

  <br />

  <asp:GridView runat="server" CellPadding="2" id="RolesGrid" 
                Gridlines="Both" CellSpacing="2" AutoGenerateColumns="false" >
    <HeaderStyle BackColor="navy" ForeColor="white" />
    <Columns>
      <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Roles" >
        <ItemTemplate>
          <%# Container.DataItem.ToString() %>
        </ItemTemplate>
      </asp:TemplateField>
    </Columns>
   </asp:GridView>
</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 GridView.

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

public void CreateRole_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  string createRole = RoleTextBox.Text;

  try
  {
    if (Roles.RoleExists(createRole))
    {
      Msg.Text = "Role '" + Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) + "' already exists. Please specify a different role name.";
      return;
    }

    Roles.CreateRole(createRole);

    Msg.Text = "Role '" + Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) + "' created.";

    // Re-bind roles to GridView.

    rolesArray = Roles.GetAllRoles();
    RolesGrid.DataSource = rolesArray;
    RolesGrid.DataBind();
  }
  catch (Exception e)
  {
    Msg.Text = "Role '" + Server.HtmlEncode(createRole) + "' <u>not</u> created.";
    Response.Write(e.ToString());
  }

}

</script>
<html  >
<head>
<title>Sample: Create Role</title>
</head>
<body>

<form runat="server" id="PageForm">
  <h3>Create a Role</h3>

  <asp:Label id="Msg" ForeColor="maroon" runat="server" /><br />

  Role name: 

  <asp:TextBox id="RoleTextBox" runat="server" />

  <asp:Button Text="Create Role" id="CreateRoleButton"
              runat="server" OnClick="CreateRole_OnClick" />

  <br />

  <asp:GridView runat="server" CellPadding="2" id="RolesGrid" 
                Gridlines="Both" CellSpacing="2" AutoGenerateColumns="false" >
    <HeaderStyle BackColor="navy" ForeColor="white" />
    <Columns>
      <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Roles" >
        <ItemTemplate>
          <%# Container.DataItem.ToString() %>
        </ItemTemplate>
      </asp:TemplateField>
    </Columns>
   </asp:GridView>
</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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