GlobalCatalog.GetGlobalCatalog(DirectoryContext) Method

Definition

Retrieves a GlobalCatalog object for the specified context.

public:
 static System::DirectoryServices::ActiveDirectory::GlobalCatalog ^ GetGlobalCatalog(System::DirectoryServices::ActiveDirectory::DirectoryContext ^ context);
public static System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.GlobalCatalog GetGlobalCatalog (System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext context);
static member GetGlobalCatalog : System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext -> System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.GlobalCatalog
Public Shared Function GetGlobalCatalog (context As DirectoryContext) As GlobalCatalog

Parameters

context
DirectoryContext

An DirectoryContext object that contains the target and credentials to use to retrieve the object. The target of the context must be a domain controller.

Returns

An GlobalCatalog object that represents the global catalog server that was found.

Exceptions

A connection to the target specified in context could not be made.

context is null.

context is not valid.

Applies to

See also