DirectoryEntry::Parent Property

.NET Framework (current version)

Gets this entry's parent in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.

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

Syntax

public:
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
[DSDescriptionAttribute("DSParent")]
property DirectoryEntry^ Parent {
	DirectoryEntry^ get();
}

Property Value

Type: System.DirectoryServices::DirectoryEntry^

A DirectoryEntry object that represents the parent of this entry.

Examples

The following example searches a given DirectoryEntry and displays the Name and Parent of the result.

C++

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

Console::WriteLine("Parent is :{0}", myDirectoryEntry->Parent->Path);

Security

DirectoryServicesPermission

To get the parent.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1