check if user has module edit permission when page is not in edit mode
.net, dotnetnuke, dotnetnuke-7
Solution
All that `IsEditable` does is tell you if you're in edit mode. To check permissions, use `DotNetNuke.Security.Permissions.ModulePermissionController.CanEditModuleContent(modInfo)`.
Checking the permissions of users other than the current user is quite a bit messier and more fragile. At a basic level, you can call `PortalSecurity.IsInRoles` and follow the example at `PermissionProvider` to pass in `modInfo.ModulePermissions.ToString("EDIT")`. However, `"EDIT"` here is a value defined in the permission provider, and Evoq uses a different permission provider (in order to provide more granular permissions), so it's possible that different environment may have different permissions you want to check.
Problem
I am developing a module for DNN 7.1+ and I need to display / hide a link in the module based on if the user has edit permission for that module. I want this to happen regardless of whether or not the page is in edit mode. Currently I have the following code in the view.ascx of the custom module page load event: ``` Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load Try ''other code goes here....... If IsEditable = True Then AdminEdit.Visible = True Else AdminEdit.Visible = False End If Catch exc As Exception Exceptions.ProcessModuleLoadException(Me, exc) End Try End Sub ``` AdminEdit is the ID of the element I want to hide. This code works when the page is in edit mode, but I want this to always be visible, regardless of edit mode, if the user has edit permission for that module. Right now the IsEditbale returns false if page is not in edit mode. QUESTION: How can I check the user permission without the page being in edit mode? EDIT: I would also be happy with checking against the user's edit permission for the page containing the module SOLUTION: Here is what I ended up with thanks to bdukes: ``` Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load Try ''display template selector if user has edit rights over module If DotNetNuke.Security.Permissions.ModulePermissionController.CanEditModuleContent(Me.ModuleConfiguration) Then AdminEdit.Visible = True Else AdminEdit.Visible = False End If Catch exc As Exception Exceptions.ProcessModuleLoadException(Me, exc) End Try End Sub ```