This class interprets IsInRole as the reflection of whether this principal possesses a claim specified by a configured list. The claim value has no bearing on the result.
Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Claims
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in microsoft.identitymodel.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As ClaimsPrincipal
Dim role As String
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.IsInRole(role)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function IsInRole ( _
		role As String _
) As Boolean
C#
public bool IsInRole (
		string role
)
C++
public:
virtual bool IsInRole (
		String^ role
) sealed
J#
public final boolean IsInRole (
		String role
)
JScript
public final function IsInRole (
		role : String
) : boolean

Parameters

role

The claim type of the role to check for.

Return Value

Returns Boolean. true if a claim with the specified type exists; otherwise, false.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Not tested on Windows XP

See Also