IsGrantedExtensions.CanNavigate(IRequestSecurityStrategy, String) Method

Checks whether the current user can navigate to the specified item.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

Declaration

C#

public static bool CanNavigate(
    this IRequestSecurityStrategy security,
    string itemPath
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function CanNavigate(
    security As IRequestSecurityStrategy,
    itemPath As String
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
security	IRequestSecurityStrategy	An object that specifies the application’s security strategy.
itemPath	String	The path to the navigation item.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if the current user can navigate to the specified item; otherwise, false.

Remarks

You can find a navigation item’s path in the Model Editor:

The following example shows how to use this method.

C#

using DevExpress.ExpressApp;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security;
// ...
public class CheckNavigationPermissionController : WindowController {
    public CheckNavigationPermissionController() {
        TargetWindowType = WindowType.Main;
    }
    protected override void OnActivated() {
        base.OnActivated();
        SecurityStrategy securityStrategy = Application.GetSecurityStrategy();
        if (!securityStrategy.CanNavigate("Application/NavigationItems/Items/Default/Items/Department_ListView")) {
            // ...
        }
    }
}