DirectoryEntry::CopyTo Method (DirectoryEntry^, String^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Creates a copy of this DirectoryEntry object, as a child of the specified parent DirectoryEntry object, with the specified new name.

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

Syntax

public:
DirectoryEntry^ CopyTo(
	DirectoryEntry^ newParent,
	String^ newName
)

newParent: Type: System.DirectoryServices::DirectoryEntry^
The DN of the DirectoryEntry object that will be the parent for the copy that is being created.

A renamed copy of this entry as a child of the specified parent.

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	The specified DirectoryEntry object is not a container.

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) provider does not currently support this method.

If UsePropertyCache is true, call CommitChanges on the new object to make the copy permanent.

To make a copy of the entry.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1