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IAuthentication<T>.Login Method

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[WCF RIA Services Version 1 Service Pack 2 is compatible with either .NET framework 4 or .NET Framework 4.5, and with either Silverlight 4 or Silverlight 5.]

Authenticates and returns the user with the specified name and password.

Namespace:  System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Server.ApplicationServices
Assembly:  System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Server (in System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Server.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<QueryAttribute(IsComposable := False, HasSideEffects := True)> _
Function Login ( _
    userName As String, _
    password As String, _
    isPersistent As Boolean, _
    customData As String _
) As T

'Usage
Dim instance As IAuthentication
Dim userName As String
Dim password As String
Dim isPersistent As Boolean
Dim customData As String
Dim returnValue As T

returnValue = instance.Login(userName, _
    password, isPersistent, customData)

[QueryAttribute(IsComposable = false, HasSideEffects = true)]
T Login(
    string userName,
    string password,
    bool isPersistent,
    string customData
)

[QueryAttribute(IsComposable = false, HasSideEffects = true)]
T Login(
    String^ userName, 
    String^ password, 
    bool isPersistent, 
    String^ customData
)

[<QueryAttribute(IsComposable = false, HasSideEffects = true)>]
abstract Login : 
        userName:string * 
        password:string * 
        isPersistent:bool * 
        customData:string -> 'T 

function Login(
    userName : String, 
    password : String, 
    isPersistent : boolean, 
    customData : String
) : T

Parameters

  • userName
    Type: System.String
    The user name associated with the user to authenticate.
  • password
    Type: System.String
    The password associated with the user to authenticate.
  • isPersistent
    Type: System.Boolean
    true if the authentication should persist between sessions; otherwise, false.
  • customData
    Type: System.String
    Optional implementation-specific data.

Return Value

Type: T
A single user or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if authentication failed.

See Also

Reference

IAuthentication<T> Interface

System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Server.ApplicationServices Namespace