Read identities based on search factor. First read from IMS store, and then (optionally) read from source like AD.
Namespace:  Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Client
Assembly:  Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client (in Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function ReadIdentities ( _
    searchFactor As IdentitySearchFactor, _
    searchFactorValues As String(), _
    queryMembership As MembershipQuery, _
    readOptions As ReadIdentityOptions _
) As TeamFoundationIdentity()()
TeamFoundationIdentity[][] ReadIdentities(
    IdentitySearchFactor searchFactor,
    string[] searchFactorValues,
    MembershipQuery queryMembership,
    ReadIdentityOptions readOptions
)
array<array<TeamFoundationIdentity^>^>^ ReadIdentities(
    IdentitySearchFactor searchFactor, 
    array<String^>^ searchFactorValues, 
    MembershipQuery queryMembership, 
    ReadIdentityOptions readOptions
)
abstract ReadIdentities : 
        searchFactor:IdentitySearchFactor * 
        searchFactorValues:string[] * 
        queryMembership:MembershipQuery * 
        readOptions:ReadIdentityOptions -> TeamFoundationIdentity[][] 
function ReadIdentities(
    searchFactor : IdentitySearchFactor, 
    searchFactorValues : String[], 
    queryMembership : MembershipQuery, 
    readOptions : ReadIdentityOptions
) : TeamFoundationIdentity[][]
Parameters
- searchFactor 
 Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Common.IdentitySearchFactor- how search is specified (by account name, etc.) 
- searchFactorValues 
 Type: array<System.String[]- actual search strings (account names, etc.) 
- queryMembership 
 Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Common.MembershipQuery- none, direct or expanded membership information 
- readOptions 
 Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Common.ReadIdentityOptions- readOptions, such as reading from source 
Return Value
Type: array<array<Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Client.TeamFoundationIdentity[][]
Arrays of identities. Inner array corresponds 1 to 1 with search factor values
.NET Framework Security
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