WebSecurity.CreateAccount(String, String, Boolean) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: WebMatrix.WebData

Assembly:: WebMatrix.WebData.dll

Package:: Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.WebData v3.2.6

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Creates a new membership account using the specified user name and password and optionally lets you specify that the user must explicitly confirm the account.

public static string CreateAccount (string userName, string password, bool requireConfirmationToken = false);

static member CreateAccount : string * string * bool -> string

Public Shared Function CreateAccount (userName As String, password As String, Optional requireConfirmationToken As Boolean = false) As String

Parameters

userName: String

The user name.

password: String

The password.

requireConfirmationToken: Boolean

(Optional) true to specify that the account must be confirmed by using the token return value; otherwise, false. The default is false.

Returns

String

A token that can be sent to the user to confirm the account.

Exceptions

MembershipCreateUserException

username is empty.-or-username already has a membership account.-or-password is empty.-or-password is too long.-or-The database operation failed.

InvalidOperationException

The Initialize(String, NameValueCollection) method was not called.-or-The InitializeDatabaseConnection method was not called.-or-The SimpleMembershipProvider membership provider is not registered in the configuration of your site. For more information, contact your site's system administrator.

Applies to