IPrincipal Interface

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Defines the basic functionality of a principal object.

Namespace:  System.Security.Principal
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Interface IPrincipal

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface IPrincipal

The IPrincipal type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Identity	Gets the identity of the current principal.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	IsInRole	Determines whether the current principal belongs to the specified role.

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Remarks

A principal object represents the security context of the user on whose behalf the code is running, including that user's identity (IIdentity) and any roles to which they belong.

All principal objects are required to implement the IPrincipal interface.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

Reference

System.Security.Principal Namespace