DirectoryEntry.Parent Property
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Gets this entry's parent in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.
public:
property System::DirectoryServices::DirectoryEntry ^ Parent { System::DirectoryServices::DirectoryEntry ^ get(); };C#
public System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry Parent { get; }C#
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
[System.DirectoryServices.DSDescription("DSParent")]
public System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry Parent { get; }member this.Parent : System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
[<System.DirectoryServices.DSDescription("DSParent")>]
member this.Parent : System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntryPublic ReadOnly Property Parent As DirectoryEntryA DirectoryEntry object that represents the parent of this entry.
- Attributes
The following example searches a given DirectoryEntry and displays the Name and Parent of the result.
Dim myADSPath As String = _
"LDAP://onecity/CN=user,CN=Users,DC=onecity,DC=corp,DC=fabrikam,DC=com"
Dim myDirectoryEntry As New DirectoryEntry(myADSPath, UserName, SecurelyStoredPassword)
Console.WriteLine("Parent is :" + myDirectoryEntry.Parent.Path)
C#
String myADSPath = "LDAP://onecity/CN=user,CN=Users,DC=onecity,DC=corp,DC=fabrikam,DC=com";
DirectoryEntry myDirectoryEntry=new DirectoryEntry(myADSPath, UserName, SecurelyStoredPassword);
Console.WriteLine("Parent is :"+myDirectoryEntry.Parent.Path);
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);
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET | 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (package-provided) |
| .NET Framework | 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1 |
| .NET Standard | 2.0 (package-provided) |
| Windows Desktop | 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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