Domain.GetCurrentDomain Method ()

.NET Framework (current version)

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Gets the Domain object for the current user credentials in effect for the security context under which the application is running.

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

Syntax

C++

public static Domain GetCurrentDomain()

Return Value

Type: System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Domain

A Domain object that represents the domain for the specified user credentials in effect for the security context under which the application is running.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ActiveDirectoryObjectNotFoundException	A connection to the current context could not be made.

GetCurrentDomain method is determined by the domain credentials under which the application is running. To retrieve the Domain object representing the domain to which the computer running the application is joined, regardless of the credentials associated with that application, use the GetComputerDomain method instead.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0