public bool ChangePassword(string userName, string oldPassword, string newPassword)
{
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(userName)) throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or empty.", "userName");
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(oldPassword)) throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or empty.", "oldPassword");
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(newPassword)) throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or empty.", "newPassword");
// The underlying ChangePassword() will throw an exception rather
// than return false in certain failure scenarios.
try
{
MembershipUser currentUser = _provider.GetUser(userName, true /* userIsOnline */);
return currentUser.ChangePassword(oldPassword, newPassword);
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
return false;
}
catch (MembershipPasswordException)
{
return false;
}
}
