``field`` *(optional)*

**type**: ``string``

Returns ``true`` if the current user has therequired role, if only one

ispassed; if more than one is passed, with an array, the behavior depends

on howthe:ref:`Access Decision Manager<components-security-access-decision-manager>`

is configured; by default, the user has to have at least one of the passed roles.

Returns ``true`` if the current user has thegiven role. If several roles are

passed in an array, returns ``true`` if the user has all of them or at least one

of them, depending onthevalue of this option:

:ref:`security.access_decision_manager.strategy<security-voters-change-strategy>`.

Optionally, an object can bepasted to be used by the voter. More information

Optionally, an object can bepassed to be used by the voter. More information

can be found in:ref:`security-template`.

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