Read identities for given descriptors. First try information management system (IMS) store. If not found, optionally try a source like Active Directory.
Note that performance will be fastest when no membership information is requested.
Namespace:  Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Client
Assembly:  Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client (in Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function ReadIdentities ( _
    descriptors As IdentityDescriptor(), _
    queryMembership As MembershipQuery, _
    readOptions As ReadIdentityOptions, _
    propertyNameFilters As IEnumerable(Of String), _
    propertyScope As IdentityPropertyScope _
) As TeamFoundationIdentity()
TeamFoundationIdentity[] ReadIdentities(
    IdentityDescriptor[] descriptors,
    MembershipQuery queryMembership,
    ReadIdentityOptions readOptions,
    IEnumerable<string> propertyNameFilters,
    IdentityPropertyScope propertyScope
)
array<TeamFoundationIdentity^>^ ReadIdentities(
    array<IdentityDescriptor^>^ descriptors, 
    MembershipQuery queryMembership, 
    ReadIdentityOptions readOptions, 
    IEnumerable<String^>^ propertyNameFilters, 
    IdentityPropertyScope propertyScope
)
abstract ReadIdentities : 
        descriptors:IdentityDescriptor[] * 
        queryMembership:MembershipQuery * 
        readOptions:ReadIdentityOptions * 
        propertyNameFilters:IEnumerable<string> * 
        propertyScope:IdentityPropertyScope -> TeamFoundationIdentity[] 
function ReadIdentities(
    descriptors : IdentityDescriptor[], 
    queryMembership : MembershipQuery, 
    readOptions : ReadIdentityOptions, 
    propertyNameFilters : IEnumerable<String>, 
    propertyScope : IdentityPropertyScope
) : TeamFoundationIdentity[]
Parameters
- descriptors 
 Type: array<Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Client.IdentityDescriptor[]- Descriptors: identity type + identifier. 
- queryMembership 
 Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Common.MembershipQuery- None, direct or expanded membership information. 
- readOptions 
 Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Common.ReadIdentityOptions- Read options, such as reading from source. 
- propertyNameFilters
 Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<String>
- propertyScope
 Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Common.IdentityPropertyScope
Return Value
Type: array<Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Client.TeamFoundationIdentity[]
Array of identities, corresponding 1 to 1 with input descriptor array.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.