Search the directory. Searches the subtree. Retrieves all attributes. Has no timeout. Does not ignore the size limit error. For a complete description of search syntax, see RFC 1558: A String Representation of LDAP Search Filters (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1558.html).

[Visual Basic]
Public Function Search( _ 
   ByVal base As String, _ 
   ByVal filter As String _ 
) As EntryCollection
[C#]
public EntryCollection Search(
   string base,
   string filter
);
[C++]
public: EntryCollection* Search(
   String* base,
   String* filter
);
[JScript]
public function Search(
   String base,
   String filter
): EntryCollection;

Parameters

base

Base DN.

filter

Search filter.

Return Value

Collection of entries matching the search query.

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.yourCompany.ca");
 
         // Search the directory for entries with surname starting with 'Ab'
         EntryCollection entries;
         entries = client.Search("o=yourCompany,c=ca", "sn=Ab*");
 
         Console.WriteLine("Count: " + entries.Count);
 
         // Disconnect
         client.Disconnect();
       }
     }
 }
 

See Also

Client Class | LdapServices.Ldap Namespace | Client.Search Overload List