DirectorySearcher Constructor (String^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Initializes a new instance of the DirectorySearcher class with the specified search filter.

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

Syntax

public:
DirectorySearcher(
	String^ filter
)

filter: Type: System::String^
The search filter string in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) format. The Filter property is initialized to this value.

The following table shows the initial property values of the DirectorySearcher object.

Property	Initial value
SearchRoot	A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic)
PropertiesToLoad	An empty StringCollection object
SearchScope	Subtree

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1