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TryGetPrincipal(string principalName) Method

Returns a IUserDirectoryPrincipal for the user or group with the specified name.

Syntax

public abstract IUserDirectoryPrincipal TryGetPrincipal(string principalName)

Parameters

principalName: Type: string
The name of the principal to look up.

Returns

A corresponding IUserDirectoryPrincipal for the specified name, if the principal was found in the directory; otherwise null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions

System.ArgumentNullException

principalName is null (Nothing in Visual Basic) or empty.