SearchScope Enumeration (System.DirectoryServices)

SearchScope Enumeration

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SearchScope Enumeration

Specifies the possible scopes for a directory search that is performed using the DirectorySearcher object.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Enumeration SearchScope

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As SearchScope

public enum SearchScope

Visual C++

public enum class SearchScope

JScript

public enum SearchScope

Members

	Member name	Description
	Base	Limits the search to the base object. The result contains a maximum of one object. When the AttributeScopeQuery property is specified for a search, the scope of the search must be set to Base.
	OneLevel	Searches the immediate child objects of the base object, excluding the base object.
	Subtree	Searches the whole subtree, including the base object and all its child objects. If the scope of a directory search is not specified, a Subtree type of search is performed.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

System.DirectoryServices Namespace