Read identities based on search factor. First read from IMS store, and then optionally read from a source like Active Directory.
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, _
    propertyNameFilters As IEnumerable(Of String), _
    propertyScope As IdentityPropertyScope _
) As TeamFoundationIdentity()()
TeamFoundationIdentity[][] ReadIdentities(
    IdentitySearchFactor searchFactor,
    string[] searchFactorValues,
    MembershipQuery queryMembership,
    ReadIdentityOptions readOptions,
    IEnumerable<string> propertyNameFilters,
    IdentityPropertyScope propertyScope
)
array<array<TeamFoundationIdentity^>^>^ ReadIdentities(
    IdentitySearchFactor searchFactor, 
    array<String^>^ searchFactorValues, 
    MembershipQuery queryMembership, 
    ReadIdentityOptions readOptions, 
    IEnumerable<String^>^ propertyNameFilters, 
    IdentityPropertyScope propertyScope
)
abstract ReadIdentities : 
        searchFactor:IdentitySearchFactor * 
        searchFactorValues:string[] * 
        queryMembership:MembershipQuery * 
        readOptions:ReadIdentityOptions * 
        propertyNameFilters:IEnumerable<string> * 
        propertyScope:IdentityPropertyScope -> TeamFoundationIdentity[][] 
function ReadIdentities(
    searchFactor : IdentitySearchFactor, 
    searchFactorValues : String[], 
    queryMembership : MembershipQuery, 
    readOptions : ReadIdentityOptions, 
    propertyNameFilters : IEnumerable<String>, 
    propertyScope : IdentityPropertyScope
) : TeamFoundationIdentity[][]
Parameters
- searchFactor 
 Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Common.IdentitySearchFactor- How search is specified by account name, and so on. 
- searchFactorValues 
 Type: array<System.String[]- Actual search strings, such as account names, and so on. 
- 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<array<Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Client.TeamFoundationIdentity[][]
Arrays of identities. Inner array corresponds 1 to 1 with search factor values.
.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.