Membership.Provider Property
Definition
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Gets a reference to the default membership provider for the application.
public:
static property System::Web::Security::MembershipProvider ^ Provider { System::Web::Security::MembershipProvider ^ get(); };
public static System.Web.Security.MembershipProvider Provider { get; }
static member Provider : System.Web.Security.MembershipProvider
Public Shared ReadOnly Property Provider As MembershipProvider
Property Value
The default membership provider for the application exposed using the MembershipProvider abstract base class.
Examples
The following code example accesses the default SqlMembershipProvider enabled for the application using the Provider property in order to determine the value of the custom RequiresUniqueEmail 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 Page_Load()
{
SqlMembershipProvider p = (SqlMembershipProvider)Membership.Provider;
if (p.RequiresUniqueEmail)
{
EmailRequiredValidator.Enabled = true;
}
}
public void CreateUser_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
try
{
// Create new user.
MembershipUser newUser = Membership.CreateUser(UsernameTextbox.Text, PasswordTextbox.Text,
EmailTextbox.Text);
// If user created successfully, set password question and answer (if applicable) and
// redirect to login page. Otherwise return an error message.
if (Membership.RequiresQuestionAndAnswer)
{
newUser.ChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer(PasswordTextbox.Text,
PasswordQuestionTextbox.Text,
PasswordAnswerTextbox.Text);
}
Response.Redirect("logincs.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.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" enabled="False"
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 Page_Load()
Dim p As SqlMembershipProvider = CType(Membership.Provider, SqlMembershipProvider)
If p.RequiresUniqueEmail Then
EmailRequiredValidator.Enabled = True
End If
End Sub
Public Sub CreateUser_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
Try
' Create new user.
Dim newUser As MembershipUser = Membership.CreateUser(UsernameTextbox.Text, PasswordTextbox.Text, _
EmailTextbox.Text)
' If user created successfully, set password question and answer (if applicable) and
' redirect to login page. Otherwise Return an error message.
If Membership.RequiresQuestionAndAnswer Then
newUser.ChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer(PasswordTextbox.Text, _
PasswordQuestionTextbox.Text, _
PasswordAnswerTextbox.Text)
End If
Response.Redirect("logincs.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.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" enabled="False"
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 Provider property enables you to reference the default membership provider for an application directly. This is commonly used to access custom members of the membership provider that are not part of the MembershipProvider abstract base class.