clear Element for providers for roleManager (ASP.NET Settings Schema) 

Removes all references to inherited role providers, allowing only the role providers that are added by the current add element.

This element is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

<clear/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	Specifies the required root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and the .NET Framework applications.
system.web	Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section.
roleManager	Configures an application for role management.
providers	Defines a collection of role providers for role management.

Remarks

The clear element removes all references to inherited role management providers that are stored in the providers element, allowing only the role management providers that are added by subsequent add elements.

The providers element defines a collection of role providers for role management.

For information about accessing and modifying configuration values for the roleManager element in application code, see RoleManagerSection.

Example

The following code example shows how to configure an ASP.NET application to use the SqlRoleProvider provider to store and retrieve role information. The <clear> element clears the RoleProviderCollection collection before adding the SqlRoleProvider.

<configuration>
  <system.web>
      <roleManager defaultProvider="SqlProvider" 
                   enabled="true"
                   cacheRolesInCookie="true"
                   cookieName=".ASPROLES"
                   cookieTimeout="30"
                   cookiePath="/"
                   cookieRequireSSL="false"
                   cookieSlidingExpiration="true"
                   cookieProtection="All" >
        <providers>
        <clear />
          <add
            name="SqlProvider"
            type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider"
            connectionStringName="SqlServices" 
            applicationName="SampleApplication" />
            
        </providers>
      </roleManager>
  </system.web>
</configuration>

Element Information

Configuration section handler	RoleManagerSection
Configuration member	Providers
Configurable locations	Machine.config Root-level Web.config Application-level Web.config
Requirements	Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0 The .NET Framework version 2.0 Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 or Visual Studio 2005

See Also

Tasks

How to: Configure Specific Directories Using Location Settings
How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings

Reference

providers Element for roleManager (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
add Element for providers for roleManager (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
remove Element for providers for roleManager (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
roleManager Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration
RoleManagerSection
RoleManager

Concepts

Understanding ASP.NET Role Management
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios

Other Resources

General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration Settings
ASP.NET Reference
Configuring ASP.NET Applications
ASP.NET Configuration API