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.NET 6.0+

IsGrantedExtensions.CanNavigateByUser(SecurityStrategy, IPermissionPolicyUser, String) Method

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

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security.v24.1.dll

Declaration

public static bool CanNavigateByUser(
    this SecurityStrategy security,
    IPermissionPolicyUser targetUser,
    string itemPath
)

Parameters

Name Type Description
security SecurityStrategy

A SecurityStrategy object that specifies an application’s Security Strategy.

targetUser IPermissionPolicyUser

An IPermissionPolicyUser object that is a user this method checks.

itemPath String

A String that is a path to a navigation item.

Returns

Type Description
Boolean

true, if the specified 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.

using DevExpress.ExpressApp;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Security;
using DevExpress.Persistent.Base;
using DevExpress.Persistent.BaseImpl.PermissionPolicy;
// ...
public class CheckNavigatePermissionController : ObjectViewController<ListView, Contact> {
    protected override void OnActivated() {
        base.OnActivated();
        SecurityStrategy securityStrategy = Application.GetSecurityStrategy();
        foreach (IPermissionPolicyUser user in ObjectSpace.GetObjects<ApplicationUser>()) {
            if (!securityStrategy.CanNavigateByUser(user, "Application/NavigationItems/Items/Default/Items/Department_ListView")) {
                // ...
            }
        }
    }
}
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