can I make use of user.IsInRole without using Membership?

Question

I\'m using Forms authentication and I would like to make use of roles, can I somehow set the role of the user without Membership ?

Answer 1

Do you mean "without using ASP.NET's standard Membership implementation"?

If so, then yes, you can by implementing your own Membership and/or Roles provider. See here and here for details about how to implement a Membership/Roles provider.