ode></a> would both return a non-null value. Otherwise, the container must check the user for
 membership in the application role.</div>
<dl>
<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>role</code> - a <code>String</code> specifying the name of the role</dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>a <code>boolean</code> indicating whether the user making this request belongs to a given role;
 <code>false</code> if the user has not been authenticated</dd>
</dl>
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