Checks if an attribute exists in the collection. Attribute name is case-sensitive.

[Visual Basic]
MustOverride Public Function Exists( _ 
   ByVal attributeName As String _ 
) As Boolean
[C#]
public abstract bool Exists(
   string attributeName
);
[C++]
public: abstract bool Exists(
   String* attributeName
);
[JScript]
public abstract function Exists(
   String attributeName
): bool;

Parameters

attributeName

Attribute name to check for.

Return Value

true if attribute exists; otherwise false.

Example

[C#]
using System;
 using LdapServices.Ldap;
 
 namespace LDAPSampleCodeConsole
 {
   class SampleApp
   {
     static void Main(string[] args)
     {
       Client client = new Client();
 
       // Connect to the directory
       client.Connect("directory.yourServer.ca");
       // Search the directory for entries with surname starting with 'Ab'
       EntryCollection entries = client.Search("o=yourCompany,c=ca", "sn=Ab*");
 
       // Does the cn Attribute exist?
       AttributeCollection attributes = entries[0].Attributes;
       Console.WriteLine("cn attribute Exists: " + attributes.Exists("cn"));
 
       client.Disconnect();
     }
   }
 }
 

See Also

AttributeCollection Class | LdapServices.Ldap Namespace