ActiveDirectorySite.FindByName(DirectoryContext, String) Method

Definition

Returns a site based on a site name.

public:
 static System::DirectoryServices::ActiveDirectory::ActiveDirectorySite ^ FindByName(System::DirectoryServices::ActiveDirectory::DirectoryContext ^ context, System::String ^ siteName);
public static System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.ActiveDirectorySite FindByName (System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext context, string siteName);
static member FindByName : System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext * string -> System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.ActiveDirectorySite
Public Shared Function FindByName (context As DirectoryContext, siteName As String) As ActiveDirectorySite

Parameters

context
DirectoryContext

An DirectoryContext object that is valid for this site.

siteName
String

The name of the site to find.

Returns

An ActiveDirectorySite object for the requested site.

Exceptions

The site could not be found for the given siteName in the context specified.

A call to the underlying directory service resulted in an error.

The target server is either busy or unavailable.

The target in the context parameter is not a forest, configuration set, domain controller, or an AD LDS server.

-or-

siteName is an empty string.

context or siteName is null.

The credentials that were supplied are not valid.

Applies to

See also