Returns true if the user has the given role. The username and usersource parameters are optional in the client scope, but required in the Gateway scope.


 hasRole(role[, username][, usersource])

  • Parameters

string role - The name of a role.

string username - Optional. A username. Defaults to the current user.

string usersource - Optional. The usersource of the username. Defaults to the usersource of the current user.

  • Results

Bool - True if the specified user has the specified role, False if not.



// This is an example using a username and userSource:
hasRole("Administrator", "bob", "default")


// This is an example using the current user and default userSource in the client scope:
hasRole("Administrator")