IsGrantedExtensions.CanCreate<T>(SecurityStrategy) Method

Checks whether the current user can create objects of the specified type.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

Declaration

C#

public static bool CanCreate<T>(
    this SecurityStrategy security
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function CanCreate(Of T)(
    security As SecurityStrategy
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
security	SecurityStrategy	A SecurityStrategy object that specifies an application’s Security Strategy.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	A type this method checks.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if the current user can create objects of the specified type; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The following example shows how to use this method.

C#

using DevExpress.ExpressApp;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security;
// ...
public class CheckCreatePermissionController : ViewController<ListView> {
    protected override void OnActivated() {
        base.OnActivated();
        SecurityStrategy securityStrategy = Application.GetSecurityStrategy();
        if (!securityStrategy.CanCreate<Contact>()) {
            // ...  
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.ExpressApp
Imports DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security
' ...
Public Class CheckCreatePermissionController
    Inherits ViewController(Of ListView)
    Protected Overrides Sub OnActivated()
        MyBase.OnActivated()
        Dim securityStrategy As SecurityStrategy = Application.GetSecurityStrategy()
        If Not securityStrategy.CanCreate(Of Contact)() Then
            ' ...  
        End If
    End Sub
End Class