.NET Framework Class Library
ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider..::.GetPassword Method

Returns the password of the specified user from the database. The ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider class does not support this method.

Namespace:  System.Web.Security
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overrides Function GetPassword ( _
    username As String, _
    passwordAnswer As String _
) As String
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider
Dim username As String
Dim passwordAnswer As String
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = instance.GetPassword(username, _
    passwordAnswer)
C#
public override string GetPassword(
    string username,
    string passwordAnswer
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual String^ GetPassword(
    String^ username, 
    String^ passwordAnswer
) override
JScript
public override function GetPassword(
    username : String, 
    passwordAnswer : String
) : String

Parameters

username
Type: System..::.String
The user to retrieve the password for.
passwordAnswer
Type: System..::.String
The password answer for the user.

Return Value

Type: System..::.String
Always throws a NotSupportedException exception.
Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

The ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider does not support password retrieval.

Remarks

The ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider class does not support returning the user's password.

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
See Also

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