Overview of System.DirectoryServices
The
System.DirectoryServices
namespace contains
several classes, many of which were built on top of ADSI. If you are
already familiar with ADSI, the learning curve for the
System.DirectoryServices
classes should be pretty
minimal. Table 28-1 contains the base classes
contained within the System.DirectoryServices
namespace.
Table 28-1. System.DirectoryServices classes
Class name |
Description |
---|---|
DirectoryEntries |
Contains the children (child entries) of an entry in Active Directory. |
DirectoryEntry |
Encapsulates a node or object in the Active Directory hierarchy. |
DirectorySearcher |
Performs queries against Active Directory. |
DirectoryServicesPermission |
Allows control of code access security permissions for
|
DirectoryServicesPermissionAttribute |
Allows declarative |
DirectoryServicesPermissionEntry |
Defines the smallest unit of a code access security permission set
for |
DirectoryServicesPermissionEntryCollection |
Contains a strongly typed collection of
|
PropertyCollection |
Contains the properties of a |
PropertyValueCollection |
Contains the values of a |
ResultPropertyCollection |
Contains the properties of a |
ResultPropertyValueCollection |
Contains the values of a |
SchemaNameCollection |
Contains a list of the schema names that the ... |
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