MembershipProvider.ValidateUser(String, String) Method
Definition
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Verifies that the specified user name and password exist in the data source.
public:
abstract bool ValidateUser(System::String ^ username, System::String ^ password);public abstract bool ValidateUser (string username, string password);abstract member ValidateUser : string * string -> boolPublic MustOverride Function ValidateUser (username As String, password As String) As BooleanParameters
- username
- String
The name of the user to validate.
- password
- String
The password for the specified user.
Returns
true if the specified username and password are valid; otherwise, false.
Examples
For an example of a MembershipProvider implementation, see Implementing a Profile Provider.
Remarks
Takes, as input, a user name and a password and verifies that the values match those in the data source. ValidateUser returns true for a successful user name and password match; otherwise, false.
For successful validations, ValidateUser updates the LastLoginDate for the specified user.
