ProfileManager.DeleteProfile(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.Profile

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Deletes the profile for the specified user name from the data source.

public:
 static bool DeleteProfile(System::String ^ username);

public static bool DeleteProfile (string username);

static member DeleteProfile : string -> bool

Public Shared Function DeleteProfile (username As String) As Boolean

Parameters

username: String

The user name for the profile to be deleted.

Returns

Boolean

true if the user profile was found and deleted; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

username is an empty string ("") or contains a comma.

ArgumentNullException

username is null.

Examples

The following code example shows an ASP.NET page that manages inactive profiles. The DeleteProfile method is called when a single profile is selected to be deleted. Whether a profile is considered inactive is based on the date specified for the userInactiveSinceDate parameter value passed to the GetAllInactiveProfiles method.

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.Profile" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

ProfileAuthenticationOption authOption;
int inactiveDays = 120;
int deletedProfiles = 0;

public void Page_Load()
{
  DeletedMessage.Text = "";

  authOption = GetAuthenticationOption();

  if (!IsPostBack)
  {
    InactiveDaysTextBox.Text = inactiveDays.ToString();

    GetProfiles();
  }
  else
  {
    inactiveDays = Convert.ToInt32(InactiveDaysTextBox.Text);
  }
}

public void ProfileGrid_Delete(object sender, GridViewCommandEventArgs args)
{
  // Retrieve user name selected.

  int index = Convert.ToInt32(args.CommandArgument);

  string username = ProfileGrid.Rows[index].Cells[0].Text;

  if (ProfileManager.DeleteProfile(username))
    DeletedMessage.Text = "Profile deleted.";

  // Refresh profile list.

  GetProfiles();
}


private void GetProfiles()
{
  ProfileGrid.DataSource = ProfileManager.GetAllInactiveProfiles(authOption,
                               DateTime.Now.Subtract(new TimeSpan(inactiveDays, 0, 0, 0)));
  ProfileGrid.DataBind();
}

public void NextButton_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  GetProfiles();
}

public void PreviousButton_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  GetProfiles();
}

public void ModifyInactiveDaysButton_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  GetProfiles();
}

public void AuthenticationOptionListBox_OnSelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  authOption = GetAuthenticationOption();
  GetProfiles();
}

private ProfileAuthenticationOption GetAuthenticationOption()
{
  if (AuthenticationOptionListBox.SelectedItem != null)
  {
    switch (AuthenticationOptionListBox.SelectedItem.Value)
    {
      case "Anonymous":
        return ProfileAuthenticationOption.Anonymous;
        break;
      case "Authenticated":
        return ProfileAuthenticationOption.Authenticated;
        break;
      default:
        return ProfileAuthenticationOption.All;
        break;
    }
  }

  return ProfileAuthenticationOption.All;
}

public void DeleteAllInactiveButton_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
  deletedProfiles = ProfileManager.DeleteInactiveProfiles(authOption, 
                        DateTime.Now.Subtract(new TimeSpan(inactiveDays, 0, 0 ,0)));
  DeletedMessage.Text = deletedProfiles.ToString() + " profiles deleted.";
  GetProfiles();
}

</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Sample: Find Profiles</title>
</head>
<body>

<form id="form1" runat="server">
  <h3>Profile List</h3>

  <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3">
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">Authentication Option</td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:ListBox id="AuthenticationOptionListBox" rows="3" runat="Server"
                                    AutoPostBack="true"
                                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="AuthenticationOptionListBox_OnSelectedIndexChanged">
                         <asp:ListItem value="All" selected="True">All</asp:ListItem>
                         <asp:ListItem value="Authenticated">Authenticated</asp:ListItem>
                         <asp:ListItem value="Anonymous">Anonymous</asp:ListItem>
                       </asp:ListBox>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" style="width:160">
        Number of Days for Profile to be considered "inactive"</td>
      <td valign="top" style="width:200">
        <asp:TextBox id="InactiveDaysTextBox" runat="Server" MaxLength="3" Columns="3" />
        <asp:Button id="ModifyInactiveDaysButton" runat="server" Text="Refresh Results" 
           OnClick="ModifyInactiveDaysButton_OnClick" /><br />
        <asp:Button id="DeleteAllInactiveButton" runat="Server"
           Text="Delete All Inactive Profiles" OnClick="DeleteAllInactiveButton_OnClick" />
      </td>
      <td valign="top">
        <asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="InactiveDaysRequiredValidator" runat="server"
           ControlToValidate="InactiveDaysTextBox" ForeColor="red"
           Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" />
        <asp:RegularExpressionValidator id="InactiveDaysValidator" runat="server"
           ControlToValidate="InactiveDaysTextBox" ForeColor="red"
           Display="Static" ValidationExpression="[0-9]*" 
           ErrorMessage="Inactive Days must be a whole number less than 1000 (e.g. 30, 120)" />
     </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><asp:Label id="DeletedMessage" runat="server" /></td>
    </tr>
  </table>

  <asp:GridView id="ProfileGrid" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false"
                OnRowCommand="ProfileGrid_Delete"
                CellPadding="2" CellSpacing="1" Gridlines="None">
    <HeaderStyle BackColor="darkblue" ForeColor="white" />
    <Columns>
      <asp:BoundField HeaderText="User Name" DataField="Username" />
      <asp:BoundField HeaderText="Is Anonymous" DataField="IsAnonymous" />
      <asp:BoundField HeaderText="Last Updated" DataField="LastUpdatedDate" />
      <asp:BoundField HeaderText="Last Activity" DataField="LastActivityDate" />
      <asp:ButtonField HeaderText="Action" Text="Delete" ButtonType="Link" />
    </Columns>
  </asp:GridView>

</form>

</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Profile" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

Dim authOption As ProfileAuthenticationOption 
Dim inactiveDays As Integer = 120
Dim deletedProfiles As Integer = 0

Public Sub Page_Load()
  DeletedMessage.Text = ""

  authOption = GetAuthenticationOption()

  If Not IsPostBack Then  
    InactiveDaysTextBox.Text = inactiveDays.ToString()
    GetProfiles()
  Else
    inactiveDays = Convert.ToInt32(InactiveDaysTextBox.Text)
  End If
End Sub

Public Sub ProfileGrid_Delete(sender As Object, args As GridViewCommandEventArgs)
  ' Retrieve user name selected.

  Dim index As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(args.CommandArgument)

  Dim username As String = ProfileGrid.Rows(index).Cells(0).Text

  If ProfileManager.DeleteProfile(username) Then _
    DeletedMessage.Text = "Profile deleted."

  ' Refresh profile list.

  GetProfiles()
End Sub


Private Sub GetProfiles()
  ProfileGrid.DataSource = ProfileManager.GetAllInactiveProfiles(authOption, _
                               DateTime.Now.Subtract(new TimeSpan(inactiveDays, 0, 0, 0)))
  ProfileGrid.DataBind()
End Sub

Public Sub NextButton_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
  GetProfiles()
End Sub

Public Sub PreviousButton_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
  GetProfiles()
End Sub

Public Sub ModifyInactiveDaysButton_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
  GetProfiles()
End Sub

Public Sub AuthenticationOptionListBox_OnSelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
  authOption = GetAuthenticationOption()
  GetProfiles()
End Sub

Private Function GetAuthenticationOption() As ProfileAuthenticationOption 
  If Not AuthenticationOptionListBox.SelectedItem Is Nothing Then  
    Select Case AuthenticationOptionListBox.SelectedItem.Value    
      Case "Anonymous"
        Return ProfileAuthenticationOption.Anonymous
      Case "Authenticated"
        Return ProfileAuthenticationOption.Authenticated
      Case Else
        Return ProfileAuthenticationOption.All
    End Select
  End If

  Return ProfileAuthenticationOption.All
End Function

Public Sub DeleteAllInactiveButton_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
  deletedProfiles = ProfileManager.DeleteInactiveProfiles(authOption, _
                        DateTime.Now.Subtract(new TimeSpan(inactiveDays, 0, 0 ,0)))
  DeletedMessage.Text = deletedProfiles.ToString() & " profiles deleted."
  GetProfiles()
End Sub

</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Sample: Find Profiles</title>
</head>
<body>

<form id="form1" runat="server">
  <h3>Profile List</h3>

  <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3">
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">Authentication Option</td>
      <td valign="top"><asp:ListBox id="AuthenticationOptionListBox" rows="3" runat="Server"
                                    AutoPostBack="true"
                                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="AuthenticationOptionListBox_OnSelectedIndexChanged">
                         <asp:ListItem value="All" selected="True">All</asp:ListItem>
                         <asp:ListItem value="Authenticated">Authenticated</asp:ListItem>
                         <asp:ListItem value="Anonymous">Anonymous</asp:ListItem>
                       </asp:ListBox>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" style="width:160">
        Number of Days for Profile to be considered "inactive"</td>
      <td valign="top" style="width:200">
        <asp:TextBox id="InactiveDaysTextBox" runat="Server" MaxLength="3" Columns="3" />
        <asp:Button id="ModifyInactiveDaysButton" runat="server" Text="Refresh Results" 
           OnClick="ModifyInactiveDaysButton_OnClick" /><br />
        <asp:Button id="DeleteAllInactiveButton" runat="Server"
           Text="Delete All Inactive Profiles" OnClick="DeleteAllInactiveButton_OnClick" />
      </td>
      <td valign="top">
        <asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="InactiveDaysRequiredValidator" runat="server"
           ControlToValidate="InactiveDaysTextBox" ForeColor="red"
           Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" />
        <asp:RegularExpressionValidator id="InactiveDaysValidator" runat="server"
           ControlToValidate="InactiveDaysTextBox" ForeColor="red"
           Display="Static" ValidationExpression="(0-9)*" 
           ErrorMessage="Inactive Days must be a whole number less than 1000 (e.g. 30, 120)" />
     </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><asp:Label id="DeletedMessage" runat="server" /></td>
    </tr>
  </table>

  <asp:GridView id="ProfileGrid" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false"
                OnRowCommand="ProfileGrid_Delete"
                CellPadding="2" CellSpacing="1" Gridlines="None">
    <HeaderStyle BackColor="darkblue" ForeColor="white" />
    <Columns>
      <asp:BoundField HeaderText="User Name" DataField="Username" />
      <asp:BoundField HeaderText="Is Anonymous" DataField="IsAnonymous" />
      <asp:BoundField HeaderText="Last Updated" DataField="LastUpdatedDate" />
      <asp:BoundField HeaderText="Last Activity" DataField="LastActivityDate" />
      <asp:ButtonField HeaderText="Action" Text="Delete" ButtonType="Link" />
    </Columns>
  </asp:GridView>

</form>

</body>
</html>

Remarks

The DeleteProfile method deletes all profile information and properties for the user profile for the specified username from the data source for the specified ApplicationName.

The DeleteProfile method calls the DeleteProfiles method of the default profile provider to perform the delete operation. The default profile provider is specified using the defaultProvider attribute of the profile configuration element. If the user profile contains properties that are managed by a profile provider other than the default provider, they are not deleted. To delete profile properties that are managed by a profile provider other than the default provider, obtain a reference to the profile provider using the Providers property and call the DeleteProfiles method of the provider directly.

Applies to