IsGrantedExtensions.CanExecute(SecurityStrategy, String) Method

Checks whether the current user can execute the specified Action.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

Declaration

C#

public static bool CanExecute(
    this SecurityStrategy security,
    string actionId
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function CanExecute(
    security As SecurityStrategy,
    actionId As String
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
security	SecurityStrategy	A SecurityStrategy object that specifies an application’s Security Strategy.
actionId	String	An identifier of an Action this method checks.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if the current user can execute the specified Action; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The following example shows how to use this method.

C#

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

You can find an Action’s identifier in the Model Editor: