DirectoryEntry.Parent Property  
Definition
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Gets this entry's parent in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.
public:
 property System::DirectoryServices::DirectoryEntry ^ Parent { System::DirectoryServices::DirectoryEntry ^ get(); };public System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry Parent { get; }[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
[System.DirectoryServices.DSDescription("DSParent")]
public System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry Parent { get; }member this.Parent : System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
[<System.DirectoryServices.DSDescription("DSParent")>]
member this.Parent : System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntryPublic ReadOnly Property Parent As DirectoryEntryProperty Value
A DirectoryEntry object that represents the parent of this entry.
- Attributes
Examples
The following example searches a given DirectoryEntry and displays the Name and Parent of the result.
Dim myADSPath As String = _
          "LDAP://onecity/CN=user,CN=Users,DC=onecity,DC=corp,DC=fabrikam,DC=com"
Dim myDirectoryEntry As New DirectoryEntry(myADSPath, UserName, SecurelyStoredPassword)
Console.WriteLine("Parent is :" + myDirectoryEntry.Parent.Path)
String myADSPath = "LDAP://onecity/CN=user,CN=Users,DC=onecity,DC=corp,DC=fabrikam,DC=com";
DirectoryEntry myDirectoryEntry=new DirectoryEntry(myADSPath, UserName, SecurelyStoredPassword);
Console.WriteLine("Parent is :"+myDirectoryEntry.Parent.Path);