SecurityIdentifier.Translate(Type) Method

Definition

Translates the account name represented by the SecurityIdentifier object into another IdentityReference-derived type.

C#
public override System.Security.Principal.IdentityReference Translate(Type targetType);

Parameters

targetType
Type

The target type for the conversion from SecurityIdentifier. The target type must be a type that is considered valid by the IsValidTargetType(Type) method.

Returns

The converted identity.

Exceptions

targetType is null.

targetType is not an IdentityReference type.

Some or all identity references could not be translated.

A Win32 error code was returned.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 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