SqlRoleProvider.GetAllRoles Method
Definition
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Gets a list of all the roles for the application.
public:
override cli::array <System::String ^> ^ GetAllRoles();public override string[] GetAllRoles();override this.GetAllRoles : unit -> string[]Public Overrides Function GetAllRoles () As String()A string array containing the names of all the roles stored in the database for a particular application.
An unknown error occurred while communicating with the database.
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 SqlRoleProvider.
Important
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.
<%@ 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 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<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="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 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<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>
The GetAllRoles method is called by the Roles class to retrieve a list of all the roles in the SQL Server database specified in the ASP.NET application's configuration file (Web.config).
