DirectorySearcher Constructor (DirectoryEntry^, String^)

.NET Framework (current version)

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)

Syntax

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

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.