DirectoryEntry.Invoke (String, Object[][])

The Invoke method calls a method on the native Active Directory.

public Object Invoke(
  String methodName,
  Object[] args
);

Public Function Invoke( _
  ByVal methodName As String, _
  ByVal args() As Object _
) As Object

methodName
The name of the method to invoke.
args
An array of type Object that contains the arguments of the method to invoke.

The return value of the invoked method.

Use DirectoryServicesPermission for reading, writing, deleting, changing, and adding to the Active Directory hierarchy. Associated enumeration: DirectoryServicesPermissionAccess.Write.
Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries From Partially Trusted Code.

If the return value of the native method implements the IADs interface, a corresponding DirectoryEntry is returned.

Client	Requires Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Me, or Windows 98.
Server	Requires Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0.
Namespace	Defined in System.DirectoryServices.
Assembly	Requires System.DirectoryServices (in System.DirectoryServices.dll).
.NET Framework	Requires .NET Framework 1.0.

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