<logic:present role="ADMIN">
html for administrator
</logic:present>
<logic:notPresent role="ADMIN">
non admin links
</logic:notPresent>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Raible" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 12:06 PM
Subject: Tag Libraries for Checking Role?
> I want to show/hide links in a page based on the role that an
authenticated
> user is in. Is it possible to write the following with a TagLib?
>
> <%@page contentType="text/html"%>
> <%@page import="java.security.Principal" %>
> <html>
> <head><title>JSP Page</title></head>
> <body>
>
> <%
> Principal principal = request.getUserPrincipal();
> if( principal == null ) {
> %>
> There is no user principal (null)<p>
> <%
> } else {
> %>
> User Principal is: <%= principal.getName() %>
> <%
> }
> %>
> <P>Auth type is: <%= request.getAuthType() %>
> <P>Request is secure: <%= request.isSecure() %>
> <P>User is in role1: <%= request.isUserInRole("role1") %>
> <P>User is in role2: <%= request.isUserInRole("role2") %>
> <P>User is in Employee: <%= request.isUserInRole("Employee") %>
> </body>
> </html>
>
>
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