User.Identity.Name not working in master page codebehind

is that page inheriting from System.Web.UI.Page or another class in the project? I am guessing this error has to do with code in that base page class.

It's a master page and:

Imports System.Web

Partial Class _MyMaster
    Inherits System.Web.UI.MasterPage

I tried to Inherits System.Web.UI.Page, but it still gives the same error line.

I did Imports System.Web.UI.Page and it still squiggly lines the

I was talking about the page that uses the masterpage not the MasterPage itself, where is this code located:

If IsUserInRole(User.Identity.Name, "Admin") Then

???

The code that uses it and works, it's in the Page_Load.

But I am trying to put it in the Page_Load of the master page.

I want to call this on all pages, not paste it for every page on the site.

try
If Page.IsUserInRole(User.Identity.Name, "Admin") Then

Sorry, no.

Compiler Error Message: BC30456: 'IsUserInRole' is not a member of 'System.Web.UI.Page'.
If Page.IsUserInRole(User.Identity.Name, "Admin") Then

please post the working code for me

Imports System.Web
 
 
Partial Class _MasterPage
    Inherits System.Web.UI.MasterPage
 
    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
 
        If Page.IsUserInRole(User.Identity.Name, "Admin") Then
        End If
 
    End Sub
End Class

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Or with this, it gives: "Name 'User' is not declared"

        If Roles.IsUserInRole(User.Identity.Name, "Admin") Then

        End If

Sorry, no. same thing.

I took your last thing and put it in the Pre_Init:

    ' the Master Page PreInit Fires before the PageLoad each page
    Protected Sub Page_PreInit(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

        If Roles.IsUserInRole(Page.User.Identity.Name, "Admin") Then
            Label1.Text = "Label3"
        End If

    End Sub

It works now. So the "Page." and the Pre_Init are the combined solution.

thanks!