Checking permissions using the API

 using CMS.Membership; using CMS.SiteProvider; private bool CheckPrivilegeLevel() { // Gets the currently authenticated user UserInfo user = MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser; if (user != null) { // Checks whether the user has the Editor privilege level or higher return user.CheckPrivilegeLevel(UserPrivilegeLevelEnum.Editor, SiteContext.CurrentSiteName)); } return false; } 

 using CMS.Membership; using CMS.SiteProvider; private bool CheckModulePermissions() { // Gets the currently authenticated user UserInfo user = MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser; if (user != null) { // Checks whether the user has the Read permission for the Content module return user.IsAuthorizedPerResource("CMS.Content", "Read", SiteContext.CurrentSiteName); } return false; } 

 using CMS.Membership; using CMS.SiteProvider; private bool CheckPageTypePermissions() { // Gets the currently authenticated user UserInfo user = MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser; if (user != null) { // Checks whether the user has the Read permission for the CMS.MenuItem page type return UserInfoProvider.IsAuthorizedPerClass("CMS.MenuItem", "Read", SiteContext.CurrentSiteName, user); } return false; } 

 using CMS.DocumentEngine; using CMS.Membership; using CMS.SiteProvider; using CMS.DataEngine; private bool CheckPagePermissions() { // Creates a TreeProvider instance TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser); // Gets the Example page TreeNode page = tree.SelectSingleNode(SiteContext.CurrentSiteName, "/Example", "en-US"); if (page != null) { // Gets the user object UserInfo user = UserInfoProvider.GetUserInfo("CMSEditor"); if (user != null) { // Checks whether the user has the Modify permission for the Example page if (page.CheckPermissions(PermissionsEnum.Modify, SiteContext.CurrentSiteName, user)) { // Perform an action according to the result return true; } } } return false; } 

 using CMS.Membership; using CMS.Base; using CMS.DocumentEngine; ... // Gets the user object UserInfo user = UserInfoProvider.GetUserInfo("CMSEditor"); // Gets all news items for which the user has Read permissions using (new CMSActionContext(user)) { var news = DocumentHelper.GetDocuments("CMS.News") .OnSite("CorporateSite") .Path("/News", PathTypeEnum.Children) .CheckPermissions(); }