="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;role)</span></div>
<div class="block">Returns a boolean indicating whether the authenticated user is included in the specified logical "role". If the user
 has not been authenticated, the method returns <code>false</code>.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>role</code> - a <code>String</code> specifying the name of the role</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>a <code>boolean</code> indicating whether the user making the request belongs to a given role;
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