GlobalCatalog.GetGlobalCatalog(DirectoryContext) Method

Definition

Retrieves a GlobalCatalog object for the specified context.

C#
public static System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.GlobalCatalog GetGlobalCatalog(System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext context);

Parameters

context
DirectoryContext

An DirectoryContext object that contains the target and credentials to use to retrieve the object. The target of the context must be a domain controller.

Returns

An GlobalCatalog object that represents the global catalog server that was found.

Exceptions

A connection to the target specified in context could not be made.

context is null.

context is not valid.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (package-provided)
.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, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

See also