PrincipalContext Class (System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement)

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System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement Namespace

PrincipalContext Class

PrincipalContext Members
PrincipalContext Constructor
PrincipalContext Methods
PrincipalContext Properties

PrincipalContext Class
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.NET Framework Class Library

PrincipalContext Class

Encapsulates the server or domain against which all operations are performed, the container that is used as the base of those operations, and the credentials used to perform the operations.

Namespace: System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement (in System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.dll)

Syntax

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'Usage

Dim instance As PrincipalContext

'Declaration

<SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Assert, Flags := SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode)> _
<DirectoryServicesPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Unrestricted := True)> _
<DirectoryServicesPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Unrestricted := True)> _
Public Class PrincipalContext _
    Implements IDisposable

Remarks

For search operations, the principal context defines the search base, and for insert operations the context defines the container into which the object is inserted.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement..::.PrincipalContext

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5

Reference

PrincipalContext Members

System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement Namespace

System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement

Other Resources

System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement Namespace Overview