C#.net web hide tab and link in non-Admin Accounts

[codedrifter]

Hi!

I am using C#.net. I need to hide a specific tab and link to a normal user.
Only Administrator can see this tab and link. Can I know the code on how to do this?

Thank you very much

[PRR]

"I am using C#.net. I need to hide a specific tab and link to a normal user.
Only Administrator can see this tab and link. Can I know the code on how to do this?"

Depending on whether you have web application or windows application .. you will have to look into Generic Identity and Generic Principal or WindowsIdentity and WindowsPrincipal ..Assuming your roles are defined..and you are using web application ... take a look at this ...

using System.Security.Principal;
// Populate the roles from database or elsewhere ... you could use just one roles array
public string[] rolesAdmin=new string[]{"admin","spueradmin"};
public string[] rolesOther = new string[] { "user", "user2" }; 
 
 
//onload
if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            call1("admin");
        }
 
 //  onload 
 
    private void call1(string username)
    {
        GenericIdentity myid = new GenericIdentity(username); //username .. here you have verified that user is authenticated .. now you are gonna authorize him 
        //GenericPrincipal myprin = new GenericPrincipal(myid, rolesAdmin);
 
// here you could get the roles from database.... 
        GenericPrincipal myprin = new GenericPrincipal(myid, rolesOther);
 
 
 
        //if(username=="admin" || username=="sadmin")
        if (myprin.IsInRole("admin"))
        {
            Button1.Enabled = true;
        }
 
        else 
        {
            Button1.Enabled = false;
        }
 
    }
 
 

this is just a sample code .. look into msdn for more details .. For ajax tabs ... you could make it visible or disable the tabs.... Still its important to disable the parent control or child controls that only a admin can see... dont just make controls invisible ... disable them as well...