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ActiveDirectorySchema Class

The ActiveDirectorySchema class represents the schema partition for a particular domain.

System.Object
  System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.ActiveDirectoryPartition
    System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.ActiveDirectorySchema

Namespace:  System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory
Assembly:  System.DirectoryServices (in System.DirectoryServices.dll)
[DirectoryServicesPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Unrestricted = true)]
public class ActiveDirectorySchema : ActiveDirectoryPartition

The ActiveDirectorySchema type exposes the following members.

  Name Description
Public property Name Gets the partition name. (Inherited from ActiveDirectoryPartition.)
Public property SchemaRoleOwner Gets the schema master role owner.
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  Name Description
Public method Dispose() Releases all managed and unmanaged resources that are held by the object. (Inherited from ActiveDirectoryPartition.)
Protected method Dispose(Boolean) Releases the managed resources that are used by the ActiveDirectorySchema object and, optionally, releases unmanaged resources. (Overrides ActiveDirectoryPartition.Dispose(Boolean).)
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method FindAllClasses() Retrieves all Active Directory Domain Services classes in the schema.
Public method FindAllClasses(SchemaClassType) Retrieves all Active Directory Domain Services classes in the schema that are of the specified type.
Public method FindAllDefunctClasses Retrieves all of the defunct Active Directory Domain Services classes in the schema.
Public method FindAllDefunctProperties Retrieves all of the defunct Active Directory Domain Services properties in the schema.
Public method FindAllProperties() Retrieves all of the Active Directory Domain Services properties in the schema.
Public method FindAllProperties(PropertyTypes) Retrieves all of the Active Directory Domain Services properties in the schema of the specified type.
Public method FindClass Retrieves the class with the specified name.
Public method FindDefunctClass Retrieves the defunct class that has the specified common name.
Public method FindDefunctProperty Retrieves the defunct property that has the specified common name.
Public method FindProperty Retrieves the property with the specified name.
Public method Static member GetCurrentSchema Gets the schema object for the forest that the currently logged-on user is a member of.
Public method GetDirectoryEntry Retrieves a DirectoryEntry object that represents the directory partition. (Overrides ActiveDirectoryPartition.GetDirectoryEntry().)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Static member GetSchema Retrieves the schema object for the specified context.
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method RefreshSchema Refreshes the schema cache on the client computer.
Public method ToString Retrieves a string representation of the current directory partition. (Inherited from ActiveDirectoryPartition.)
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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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