DirectoryConnection Class
.NET Framework 4.5
The DirectoryConnection class is an abstract class and cannot be instantiated. Use the LdapConnection or DsmlSoapHttpConnection classes to connect to a directory server.
System.Object
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DirectoryConnection
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DsmlSoapConnection
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.LdapConnection
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DirectoryConnection
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DsmlSoapConnection
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.LdapConnection
Namespace: System.DirectoryServices.Protocols
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices.Protocols (in System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.dll)
The DirectoryConnection type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | DirectoryConnection | The DirectoryConnection constructor initializes a new instance of a DirectoryConnection class. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ClientCertificates | The ClientCertificates property specifies one or more client certificates to send for authentication. |
| Credential | The Credential property specifies alternate credentials for the connection object. |
| Directory | The Directory property specifies the domain or the server to which the connection should be made. |
| Timeout | The Timeout property contains the length of time, in seconds, before the connection times out. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| SendRequest | The SendRequest method sends a single directory operation to the server. |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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.
