ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Using the Roles Application Programming Interface

The Roles class exposes the main application programming interface for manipulating roles. If you need to create roles programmatically, delete roles, or assign users to roles; then you use the methods of the Roles class.

The Roles class includes the following methods:

• AddUsersToRole— Enables you to add an array of users to a role.

• AddUsersToRoles— Enables you to add an array of users to an array of roles.

• AddUserToRole— Enables you to add a user to a role.

• AddUserToRoles— Enables you to add a user to an array of roles.

• CreateRole— Enables you to create a new role.

• DeleteCookie— Enables you to delete the roles cookie.

• DeleteRole— Enables you to delete a particular role.

• FindUsersInRole ...