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DirectorySearcher Constructor (DirectoryEntry, String)

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

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

public:
DirectorySearcher(
	DirectoryEntry^ searchRoot, 
	String^ filter
)

Parameters

searchRoot
Type: System.DirectoryServices::DirectoryEntry
The node in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy where the search starts. The SearchRoot property is initialized to this value.
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

PropertiesToLoad

An empty StringCollection object.

SearchScope

Subtree

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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