GroupPrincipal.FindByIdentity Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement

Assembly:

System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.dll

Package:

System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Returns a group principal object that matches the specified identity value.

Overloads

FindByIdentity(PrincipalContext, String)	Returns a group principal object that matches the specified identity value.
FindByIdentity(PrincipalContext, IdentityType, String)	Returns a group principal object that matches the specified identity type, and value. This version of the FindByIdentity method determines the format of the identity value.

FindByIdentity(PrincipalContext, String)

Source:

Group.cs

Returns a group principal object that matches the specified identity value.

public:
 static System::DirectoryServices::AccountManagement::GroupPrincipal ^ FindByIdentity(System::DirectoryServices::AccountManagement::PrincipalContext ^ context, System::String ^ identityValue);

public static System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal FindByIdentity (System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext context, string identityValue);

static member FindByIdentity : System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext * string -> System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal

Public Shared Function FindByIdentity (context As PrincipalContext, identityValue As String) As GroupPrincipal

Parameters

context

PrincipalContext

The PrincipalContext that specifies the server or domain against which operations are performed.

identityValue

String

The identity of the group principal. This parameter can be any format that is contained in the IdentityType enumeration.

Returns

GroupPrincipal

A GroupPrincipal object that matches the specified identity value and type, or null if no matches are found.

Exceptions

MultipleMatchesException

Multiple group principal objects matching the current group object were found.

FindByIdentity(PrincipalContext, IdentityType, String)

Source:

Group.cs

Returns a group principal object that matches the specified identity type, and value. This version of the FindByIdentity method determines the format of the identity value.

public:
 static System::DirectoryServices::AccountManagement::GroupPrincipal ^ FindByIdentity(System::DirectoryServices::AccountManagement::PrincipalContext ^ context, System::DirectoryServices::AccountManagement::IdentityType identityType, System::String ^ identityValue);

public static System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal FindByIdentity (System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext context, System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.IdentityType identityType, string identityValue);

static member FindByIdentity : System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext * System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.IdentityType * string -> System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal

Public Shared Function FindByIdentity (context As PrincipalContext, identityType As IdentityType, identityValue As String) As GroupPrincipal

Parameters

context

PrincipalContext

The PrincipalContext that specifies the server or domain against which operations are performed.

identityType

IdentityType

A IdentityType enumeration value that specifies the format of the identityValue parameter.

identityValue

String

The identity of the group principal. This parameter can be any format that is contained in the IdentityType enumeration.

Returns

GroupPrincipal

A GroupPrincipal that matches the specified identity value and type, or null if no matches are found.

Exceptions

MultipleMatchesException

Multiple group principal objects matching the current group object were found.

InvalidEnumArgumentException

The identity value is not a valid IdentityType enumeration value.