Hi there,

I'm iterating a list of DNN users to check if they are members of the Administrators group.

I'm using the GetUsers(portalID) method to get the list.

When I use each user in the collection the Roles property is always empty and the IsInRole() function doesn't work.

What I'm I missing?

Thanks in advance

The roles() property is flawed if not completely broken - the only time it gets hydrated / filled is for the current user - when a page is being loaded the first time after a user logs in.  And what is most odd about this - is that the hydration is not controlled by the userinfo class itself but instead as a side effect of the OnAuthentication event trigged during each page draw.

As a result the IsInRole function is also flawed for the same reason - again it is valid for the currently logged on user but not for any other user loaded from the database.

This is a major flaw in the current design of the userinfo class - and at the very least is bad OOP form - to have a property that does not hydrate - and which has methods which assume that it is properly hydrated.

There ARE supposedly changes coming to the roles system in 4.5 which hopefully may resolve this issue - and the larger one of role cacheing - but only time will tell in that area.

Westa