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DereferenceAlias Enumeration

.NET Framework 4.5

The DereferenceAlias enumeration specifies how aliases are resolved. This enumeration provides values for the DirectorySearcher.DerefAlias property.

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

Syntax

C++

public enum DereferenceAlias

Members

	Member name	Description
	Always	Dereferences aliases when both searching subordinates and locating the base objects of the search.
	FindingBaseObject	Dereferences aliases when locating the base object of the search, but not when searching its subordinates.
	InSearching	Dereferences aliases when searching subordinates of the base object, but not when locating the base itself.
	Never	Indicates that the alias will not be dereferenced. If the DirectorySearcher.DerefAlias property is not set, the default value is Never.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

System.DirectoryServices Namespace

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