DirectoryEntry Members (System.DirectoryServices)

DirectoryEntry Members

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DirectoryEntry Members

The DirectoryEntry class encapsulates a node or object in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.

The DirectoryEntry type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	DirectoryEntry	Overloaded. Initializes a new instance of the DirectoryEntry class.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Close	Closes the DirectoryEntry object and releases any system resources that are associated with this component.
	CommitChanges	Saves changes that are made to a directory entry to the underlying directory store.
	CopyTo	Overloaded. Creates a copy of this entry.
	CreateObjRef	Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	DeleteTree	Deletes this entry and its entire subtree from the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.
	Dispose	Overloaded. Disposes of the resources that are used by the DirectoryEntry object.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Exists	Determines if the specified path represents an actual entry in the directory service.
	Finalize	Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the Component is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Component.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetLifetimeService	Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	GetService	Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container. (Inherited from Component.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	InitializeLifetimeService	Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	Invoke	Calls a method on the native Active Directory Domain Services object.
	InvokeGet	Gets a property from the native Active Directory Domain Services object.
	InvokeSet	Sets a property on the native Active Directory Domain Services object.
	MemberwiseClone	Overloaded.
	MoveTo	Overloaded. Moves this DirectoryEntry.
	RefreshCache	Overloaded. Loads the property values for this DirectoryEntry object into the property cache.
	Rename	Changes the name of this DirectoryEntry object.
	ToString	Returns a String containing the name of the Component, if any. This method should not be overridden. (Inherited from Component.)

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Properties

	Name	Description
	AuthenticationType	Gets or sets the type of authentication to use.
	CanRaiseEvents	Gets a value indicating whether the component can raise an event. (Inherited from Component.)
	Children	Gets the child entries of this node in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.
	Container	Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. (Inherited from Component.)
	DesignMode	Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. (Inherited from Component.)
	Events	Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. (Inherited from Component.)
	Guid	Gets the GUID of the DirectoryEntry.
	Name	Gets the name of the object as named with the underlying directory service.
	NativeGuid	Gets the GUID of the DirectoryEntry, as returned from the provider.
	NativeObject	Gets the native Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) object.
	ObjectSecurity	Gets or sets the security descriptor for this entry.
	Options	Gets the provider-specific options for this entry.
	Parent	Gets this entry's parent in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.
	Password	Sets the password to use when authenticating the client.
	Path	Gets or sets the path for this DirectoryEntry.
	Properties	Gets the Active Directory Domain Services properties for this DirectoryEntry object.
	SchemaClassName	Gets the name of the schema class for this DirectoryEntry object.
	SchemaEntry	Gets the schema object for this entry.
	Site	Gets or sets the ISite of the Component. (Inherited from Component.)
	UsePropertyCache	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the cache should be committed after each operation.
	Username	Gets or sets the user name to use when authenticating the client.

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Events

	Name	Description
	Disposed	Occurs when the component is disposed by a call to the Dispose method. (Inherited from Component.)

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Reference

DirectoryEntry Class

System.DirectoryServices Namespace