MembershipCreateUserException.StatusCode Property
Definition
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Gets a description of the reason for the exception.
public:
property System::Web::Security::MembershipCreateStatus StatusCode { System::Web::Security::MembershipCreateStatus get(); };
public System.Web.Security.MembershipCreateStatus StatusCode { get; }
member this.StatusCode : System.Web.Security.MembershipCreateStatus
Public ReadOnly Property StatusCode As MembershipCreateStatus
Property Value
A MembershipCreateStatus enumeration value that describes the reason for the exception.
Examples
The following code example creates a new user for an ASP.NET application configured to use forms authentication and ASP.NET membership. If the user is not created successfully, the code catches the MembershipCreateUserException and displays the message specified in the StatusCode property.
<%@ 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">
public void CreateUser_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
MembershipCreateStatus result;
try
{
// Create new user.
if (Membership.RequiresQuestionAndAnswer)
{
MembershipUser newUser = Membership.CreateUser(
UsernameTextbox.Text,
PasswordTextbox.Text,
EmailTextbox.Text,
PasswordQuestionTextbox.Text,
PasswordAnswerTextbox.Text,
false,
out result);
}
else
{
MembershipUser newUser = Membership.CreateUser(
UsernameTextbox.Text,
PasswordTextbox.Text,
EmailTextbox.Text);
}
Response.Redirect("login.aspx");
}
catch (MembershipCreateUserException e)
{
Msg.Text = GetErrorMessage(e.StatusCode);
}
catch (HttpException e)
{
Msg.Text = e.Message;
}
}
public string GetErrorMessage(MembershipCreateStatus status)
{
switch (status)
{
case MembershipCreateStatus.DuplicateUserName:
return "Username already exists. Please enter a different user name.";
case MembershipCreateStatus.DuplicateEmail:
return "A username for that email address already exists. Please enter a different email address.";
case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidPassword:
return "The password provided is invalid. Please enter a valid password value.";
case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidEmail:
return "The email address provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again.";
case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidAnswer:
return "The password retrieval answer provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again.";
case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidQuestion:
return "The password retrieval question provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again.";
case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidUserName:
return "The user name provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again.";
case MembershipCreateStatus.ProviderError:
return "The authentication provider returned an error. Please verify your entry and try again. If the problem persists, please contact your system administrator.";
case MembershipCreateStatus.UserRejected:
return "The user creation request has been canceled. Please verify your entry and try again. If the problem persists, please contact your system administrator.";
default:
return "An unknown error occurred. Please verify your entry and try again. If the problem persists, please contact your system administrator.";
}
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Create User</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>Create New User</h3>
<asp:Label id="Msg" ForeColor="maroon" runat="server" /><br />
<table cellpadding="3" border="0">
<tr>
<td>Username:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="UsernameTextbox" runat="server" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="UsernameRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="UserNameTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Password:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="PasswordTextbox" runat="server" TextMode="Password" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="PasswordRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="PasswordTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Confirm Password:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="PasswordConfirmTextbox" runat="server" TextMode="Password" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="PasswordConfirmRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="PasswordConfirmTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" />
<asp:CompareValidator id="PasswordConfirmCompareValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="PasswordConfirmTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ControlToCompare="PasswordTextBox"
ErrorMessage="Confirm password must match password." />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email Address:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="EmailTextbox" runat="server" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="EmailRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="EmailTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /></td>
</tr>
<% if (Membership.RequiresQuestionAndAnswer) { %>
<tr>
<td>Password Question:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="PasswordQuestionTextbox" runat="server" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="PasswordQuestionRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="PasswordQuestionTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Password Answer:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="PasswordAnswerTextbox" runat="server" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="PasswordAnswerRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="PasswordAnswerTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /></td>
</tr>
<% } %>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><asp:Button id="CreateUserButton" Text="Create User" OnClick="CreateUser_OnClick" runat="server" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</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">
Public Sub CreateUser_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
Dim result As MembershipCreateStatus
Try
' Create new user.
Dim newUser As MembershipUser
If Membership.RequiresQuestionAndAnswer Then
newUser = Membership.CreateUser( _
UsernameTextbox.Text, _
PasswordTextbox.Text, _
EmailTextbox.Text, _
PasswordQuestionTextbox.Text, _
PasswordAnswerTextbox.Text, _
false, _
result)
Else
newUser = Membership.CreateUser( _
UsernameTextbox.Text, _
PasswordTextbox.Text, _
EmailTextbox.Text)
End If
Response.Redirect("login.aspx")
Catch e As MembershipCreateUserException
Msg.Text = GetErrorMessage(e.StatusCode)
Catch e As HttpException
Msg.Text = e.Message
End Try
End Sub
Public Function GetErrorMessage(status As MembershipCreateStatus) As String
Select Case status
Case MembershipCreateStatus.DuplicateUserName
Return "Username already exists. Please enter a different user name."
Case MembershipCreateStatus.DuplicateEmail
Return "A username for that email address already exists. Please enter a different email address."
Case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidPassword
Return "The password provided is invalid. Please enter a valid password value."
Case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidEmail
Return "The email address provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again."
Case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidAnswer
Return "The password retrieval answer provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again."
Case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidQuestion
Return "The password retrieval question provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again."
Case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidUserName
Return "The user name provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again."
Case MembershipCreateStatus.ProviderError
Return "The authentication provider Returned an error. Please verify your entry and try again. If the problem persists, please contact your system administrator."
Case MembershipCreateStatus.UserRejected
Return "The user creation request has been canceled. Please verify your entry and try again. If the problem persists, please contact your system administrator."
Case Else
Return "An unknown error occurred. Please verify your entry and try again. If the problem persists, please contact your system administrator."
End Select
End Function
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Create User</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>Create New User</h3>
<asp:Label id="Msg" ForeColor="maroon" runat="server" /><br />
<table cellpadding="3" border="0">
<tr>
<td>Username:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="UsernameTextbox" runat="server" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="UsernameRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="UserNameTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Password:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="PasswordTextbox" runat="server" TextMode="Password" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="PasswordRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="PasswordTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Confirm Password:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="PasswordConfirmTextbox" runat="server" TextMode="Password" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="PasswordConfirmRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="PasswordConfirmTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" />
<asp:CompareValidator id="PasswordConfirmCompareValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="PasswordConfirmTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ControlToCompare="PasswordTextBox"
ErrorMessage="Confirm password must match password." />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email Address:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="EmailTextbox" runat="server" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="EmailRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="EmailTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /></td>
</tr>
<% If Membership.RequiresQuestionAndAnswer Then %>
<tr>
<td>Password Question:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="PasswordQuestionTextbox" runat="server" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="PasswordQuestionRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="PasswordQuestionTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Password Answer:</td>
<td><asp:Textbox id="PasswordAnswerTextbox" runat="server" /></td>
<td><asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="PasswordAnswerRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="PasswordAnswerTextbox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /></td>
</tr>
<% End If %>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><asp:Button id="CreateUserButton" Text="Create User" OnClick="CreateUser_OnClick" runat="server" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
The StatusCode property enables you to determine why the MembershipCreateUserException was thrown and respond accordingly.