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ActiveDirectoryQuery Class

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Example of Searching ActiveDirectory¶

private void SearchForGivenName()
{
    string nameSought = uxNameSoughtTextBox.Text.Trim();

    if (nameSought.Length >= 3)
    {
        DirectorySearcher search = new DirectorySearcher();
        string root = search.SearchRoot.Path;
        DirectoryEntry entry = new DirectoryEntry(root);
        string[] word = nameSought.Split( new char[] {' '} );
        int wordCount = word.GetUpperBound(0) + 1;

        string filter = "(& ";
        filter += "(objectClass=user)";
        //filter += "(telephoneNumber=*)";
        filter += "(givenName=*)";
        filter += "(sn=*)";

        if (wordCount == 1)
        {
            filter += "(| ";
            filter += "(givenName=" + word[0] + "*)";
            filter += "(sn=" + word[0] + "*)";
            filter += ")";
        }
        else
        {
            filter += "(givenName=" + word[0] + "*)";
            filter += "(sn=" + word[1] + "*)";
        }
        filter += ")";

        search.Filter = filter; 
        search.SearchScope = SearchScope.Subtree;
        search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("cn");
        search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("sn");
        search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("givenName");
        search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("mail");
        search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("samaccountname");
        search.PropertyNamesOnly = true;
        search.Sort.Direction = SortDirection.Ascending;
        search.Sort.PropertyName = "sn";
        SearchResultCollection results = search.FindAll();
        if (results.Count == 1)
        {
            System.DirectoryServices.PropertyCollection c = results[0].GetDirectoryEntry().Properties;
            uxNameLabel.Text = ToString(c["cn"].Value); 
            uxPhoneNumberLabel.Text = ToString(c["telephoneNumber"].Value);
            uxEmailAddressLabel.Text = ToString(c["mail"].Value);
            uxSearchResultsBindingSource.DataSource = null;
        }
        else
        {
            uxNameLabel.Text = "";
            uxPhoneNumberLabel.Text = "";
            uxEmailAddressLabel.Text = "";
            int imax = Math.Min(10, results.Count) - 1;
            SearchResultsDataSet.SearchResultsDataTable t = new SearchResultsDataSet.SearchResultsDataTable();

            for (int i = 0; i <= imax; i++)
            {
                System.DirectoryServices.PropertyCollection c = results[i].GetDirectoryEntry().Properties;
                SearchResultsDataSet.SearchResultsRow row = t.NewSearchResultsRow();
                row.Name = ToString(c["sn"].Value) + ", " + ToString(c["givenName"].Value);
                row.EmailAddress = ToString(c["mail"].Value);
                row.PhoneNumber = ToString(c["telephoneNumber"].Value);
                row.UserId = ToString(c["samaccountname"].Value);
                t.Rows.Add(row);
            }
            uxSearchResultsBindingSource.DataSource = null;
            uxSearchResultsBindingSource.DataSource = t;
        }

        search.Dispose();
    }
}

Source Code¶

VB.NET¶

TODO

C#¶

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.DirectoryServices;

namespace PeopleFinder
{
    public enum ActiveDirectoryProperty {FullName, LastName, PhoneNumber, FirstName, 
        EmailAddress, LoginId}

    public class ActiveDirectoryQuery
    {
        private static Dictionary<ActiveDirectoryProperty, string> _properties = 
            new Dictionary<ActiveDirectoryProperty, string>();

        static ActiveDirectoryQuery()
        {
            _properties.Add(ActiveDirectoryProperty.FullName,"cn");
            _properties.Add(ActiveDirectoryProperty.LastName, "sn");
            _properties.Add(ActiveDirectoryProperty.PhoneNumber, "telephoneNumber");
            _properties.Add(ActiveDirectoryProperty.FirstName, "givenName");
            _properties.Add(ActiveDirectoryProperty.EmailAddress, "mail");
            _properties.Add(ActiveDirectoryProperty.LoginId, "samaccountname");
        }

        public ActiveDirectoryDataSet.UsersDataTable Search(Dictionary<ActiveDirectoryProperty, string> 
            conditions)
        {
            //- Build Filter ----------------------------------------------------------------------
            string filter = "(& ";
            filter += "(objectClass=user)";

            foreach (ActiveDirectoryProperty item in conditions.Keys)
            {
                filter += "(";
                filter += _properties[item];
                filter += "=";
                filter += conditions[item];
                filter += ")";
            }

            filter += ")";

            //- Build Search Object ---------------------------------------------------------------
            DirectorySearcher search = new DirectorySearcher();
            search.Filter = filter;
            search.SearchScope = SearchScope.Subtree;

            foreach (ActiveDirectoryProperty p in _properties.Keys)
            {
                search.PropertiesToLoad.Add(_properties[p]);
            }
            search.PropertyNamesOnly = true;
            search.Sort.Direction = SortDirection.Ascending;
            search.Sort.PropertyName = "sn";
            SearchResultCollection searchResults = search.FindAll();

            //- Build Result Set ------------------------------------------------------------------
            ActiveDirectoryDataSet.UsersDataTable result = new ActiveDirectoryDataSet.UsersDataTable();
            if (searchResults.Count > 0)
            {
                foreach (SearchResult searchResult in searchResults)
                {
                    PropertyCollection c = searchResult.GetDirectoryEntry().Properties;
                    ActiveDirectoryDataSet.UsersRow usersRow = result.NewUsersRow();

                    usersRow.LastName = GetProperty(c, ActiveDirectoryProperty.LastName);
                    usersRow.PhoneNumber = GetProperty(c, ActiveDirectoryProperty.PhoneNumber);
                    usersRow.FirstName = GetProperty(c, ActiveDirectoryProperty.FirstName);
                    usersRow.EmailAddress = GetProperty(c, ActiveDirectoryProperty.EmailAddress);
                    usersRow.LoginId = GetProperty(c, ActiveDirectoryProperty.LoginId);
                    usersRow.FullNameFl = usersRow.FirstName + " " + usersRow.LastName;
                    usersRow.FullNameLf = usersRow.LastName + ", " + usersRow.FirstName;

                    result.Rows.Add(usersRow);
                }
            }


            //- Clean Up --------------------------------------------------------------------------
            return result;
        }

        //- Helper Functions ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        private static string GetProperty(PropertyCollection c, ActiveDirectoryProperty p)
        {
            string result = "";
            PropertyValueCollection pvc = c[_properties[p]];

            if (pvc != null && pvc.Value != null)
                result = pvc.Value.ToString();

            return result;
        }
    }
}