:</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 the request belongs to a given role;
 <code>false</code> if the user has not been authenticated</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalStateException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.l