DirectorySearcher Constructor (DirectoryEntry^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Initializes a new instance of the DirectorySearcher class using the specified search root.

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

Syntax

public:
DirectorySearcher(
	DirectoryEntry^ searchRoot
)

searchRoot: Type: System.DirectoryServices::DirectoryEntry^
The node in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy where the search starts. The SearchRoot property is initialized to this value.

The following table shows the initial property values of the DirectorySearcher object.

Property	Initial value
Filter	"(objectClass=*)"
PropertiesToLoad	An empty StringCollection object
SearchScope	Subtree

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1