Quick List for C# Code Examples

Platform SDK: System.DirectoryServices

This topic contains links to all of the C# code examples contained in the System.DirectoryServices Using guide.

Link	Description
Adding a group to another group	Using the Add method.
Adding directory objects	Using the Add method to add child objects.
Adding users to a group	Using the Add method.
Binding strings	Using DirectoryEntry to bind to objects.
Binding using GUIDs	Using the NativeGuid property.
Boolean property type	Reading and setting a Boolean property using the Value property.
Change password	Changing user passwords.
Constructed property	Reading and writing constructed properties.
Creating a DirectoryEntry	Creating a DirectoryEntry in memory that binds to an entry in the directory, and writing the path, name, and GUID for that directory entry.
Creating groups	Creating a new group, domain local group, and non-secure group.
Creating users	Using the Add method.
DateTime property type	Writing the date/time property.
Deleting groups	Using the Remove method.
DirectorySearcher Example	This short example shows how to set up a basic directory search.
DN with binary property type	Reading and writing using ActiveDS.
Enumerating child objects	Using a simple foreach statement.
Enumerating users in a group	Using Properties.
Enumerating user memberships	Using a Windows form.
Enumerating members in a large group	Using range retrieval.
Getting an object's identity	Getting the properties for DirectoryEntry.
Invoking ADSI methods	Using Invoke.
Invoking ADSI properties	Using InvokeMember.
Large integer property type	Reading and writing large integers.
Moving objects	Using the MoveTo method.
Navigating to the child object	Using the Children property to bind to child objects.
Navigating to the parent object	Using the Parent property to bind to parent objects.
Octet string property type	Reading and writing octet strings.
Properties: Reading properties on directory objects	Using the Properties collection to read object properties.
Properties: Reading properties with multiple values	Using the Values property and arrays to read property values.
Properties: Setting properties on directory objects	Using the Setting properties with the Add method and Value property.
Properties: Setting properties with multiple values	Using the AddRange and Insert methods and using arrays.
Property cache	Using the RefreshCache method.
Removing users from a group	Using the Add method.
Renaming objects	Using the Rename property.
Searching: Groups	Using DirectorySearcher.
Searching: Referral chasing	Using the ReferralChasing property.
Searching: Retrieving search results	Using SearchResult and SearchResultCollection to retrieve search results.
Searching: Searching the directory	Using DirectorySearcher with the FindAll method to search the directory.
Searching: Setting search filters	Using the Filter property to set a search filter.
Searching: Setting search scope	Using the SearchScope property.
Security descriptors	Reading and writing a security descriptor using ActiveDS.
Set password	Setting user passwords.
Strings	Reading strings.
User accounts	Enabling and disabling the user account.
User accounts: Managing user passwords	Using Active DS.
User accounts: Setting account expiration	Using InvokeMember.
User accounts: Setting user account flags	Setting flags.
User accounts: Setting properties	Setting properties viewed in the user interface.
Verifying directory objects	Using the Exists method to verify that a directory object exists in the directory.