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DirectoryEntry::Exists Method
Visual Studio 2010
Determines if the specified path represents an actual entry in the directory service.
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices (in System.DirectoryServices.dll)
Parameters
- path
- Type: System::String
The path of the entry to verify.
Return Value
Type: System::Booleantrue if the specified path represents a valid entry in the directory service; otherwise, false.
The following example takes one argument and determines whether the path corresponds to a valid DirectoryEntry.
String^ myADSPath = "LDAP://onecity/CN=Users,DC=onecity,DC=corp,DC=fabrikam,DC=com"; // Determine whether the given path is correct for the DirectoryEntry. if (DirectoryEntry::Exists(myADSPath)) { Console::WriteLine("The path {0} is valid", myADSPath); } else { Console::WriteLine("The path {0} is invalid", myADSPath); }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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