DirectoryConnection Class
The DirectoryConnection class is an abstract class and cannot be instantiated. Use the LdapConnection or DsmlSoapHttpConnection classes to connect to a directory server.
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices.Protocols (in System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.dll)
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols::DirectoryConnection
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols::DsmlSoapConnection
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols::LdapConnection
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | DirectoryConnection() | The DirectoryConnection constructor initializes a new instance of a DirectoryConnection class. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ClientCertificates | The ClientCertificates property specifies one or more client certificates to send for authentication. |
| Credential | The Credential property specifies alternate credentials for the connection object. |
| Directory | The Directory property specifies the domain or the server to which the connection should be made. |
| Timeout | The Timeout property contains the length of time, in seconds, before the connection times out. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Equals(Object^) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize() | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode() | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType() | |
| MemberwiseClone() | |
| SendRequest(DirectoryRequest^) | The SendRequest method sends a single directory operation to the server. |
| ToString() | Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
Available since 2.0
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.