IsGrantedExtensions.CanNavigate(SecurityStrategy, String) Method

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

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

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

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
security	SecurityStrategy	A SecurityStrategy object that specifies an application’s Security Strategy.
itemPath	String	A String that is a path to a 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")) {
            // ...
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.ExpressApp
Imports DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security
' ...
Public Class CheckNavigationPermissionController
    Inherits WindowController
    Public Sub New()
        TargetWindowType = WindowType.Main
    End Sub
    Protected Overrides Sub OnActivated()
        MyBase.OnActivated()
        Dim securityStrategy As SecurityStrategy = Application.GetSecurityStrategy()
        If Not securityStrategy.CanNavigate("Application/NavigationItems/Items/Default/Items/Department_ListView") Then
            ' ...
        End If
    End Sub
End Class