WebSecurity.Login(String, String, Boolean) WebSecurity.Login(String, String, Boolean) WebSecurity.Login(String, String, Boolean) Method

Definition

Namespace:: WebMatrix.WebData WebMatrix.WebData WebMatrix.WebData

Assembly:: WebMatrix.WebData.dll

Logs the user in.

public static bool Login (string userName, string password, bool persistCookie = false);

static member Login : string * string * bool -> bool

Public Shared Function Login (userName As String, password As String, Optional persistCookie As Boolean = false) As Boolean

Parameters

userName: String String String

The user name.

password: String String String

The password.

persistCookie: Boolean Boolean Boolean

(Optional) true to specify that the authentication token in the cookie should be persisted beyond the current session; otherwise false. The default is false.

Returns

Boolean Boolean Boolean

true if the user was logged in; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

System.InvalidOperationException System.InvalidOperationException System.InvalidOperationException

The Initialize(String, NameValueCollection) method was not called.-or-The InitializeDatabaseConnection method was not called.-or-The SimpleMembershipProvider membership provider is not registered in the configuration of your site. For more information, contact your site's system administrator.