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DereferenceAlias Enumeration
Visual Studio 2008
The DereferenceAlias enumeration specifies how aliases are resolved. This enumeration provides values for the DirectorySearcher.DerefAlias property.
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices (in System.DirectoryServices.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Never | Indicates that the alias will not be dereferenced. If the DirectorySearcher.DerefAlias property is not set, the default value is Never. | |
| InSearching | Dereferences aliases when searching subordinates of the base object, but not when locating the base itself. | |
| FindingBaseObject | Dereferences aliases when locating the base object of the search, but not when searching its subordinates. | |
| Always | Dereferences aliases when both searching subordinates and locating the base objects of the search. |
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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