DirectoryEntry::Name Property

.NET Framework (current version)

Gets the name of the object as named with the underlying directory service.

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

Syntax

public:
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
[DSDescriptionAttribute("DSName")]
property String^ Name {
	String^ get();
}

Property Value

Type: System::String^

The name of the object as named with the underlying directory service.

Remarks

This name, along with SchemaClassName, distinguishes this entry from its siblings and must be unique among its siblings in each container.

Examples

The following example creates a DirectoryEntry for the node in the Active Directory Domain Services. It then displays the Name and Path properties of its child nodes.

C++

String^ myADSPath = "LDAP://onecity/CN=Users,DC=onecity,DC=corp,DC=fabrikam,DC=com";
DirectoryEntry^ myDirectoryEntry = gcnew DirectoryEntry(myADSPath);

Console::WriteLine("DirectoryEntry Name : {0}", myDirectoryEntry->Name);
Console::WriteLine("\nThe child entries for this node in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy");

Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnumerator = myDirectoryEntry->Children->GetEnumerator();
while (myEnumerator->MoveNext()) 
{
    DirectoryEntry^ myDirectoryEntryChild = safe_cast<DirectoryEntry^>(myEnumerator->Current);
    Console::WriteLine(myDirectoryEntryChild->Path);
}

Security

DirectoryServicesPermission

To get the name.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1