Instantiates an ActiveDirectory PrincipalContext based on the server, username and password data from the ActiveDirectoryConfiguration section in the config file (impersonation is used if no username and data are provided in the config file).

Namespace: MonoSoftware.Web.Security
Assembly: MonoSoftware.Web (in MonoSoftware.Web.dll) Version: 1.0.40.661 (1.0.40.661)

Syntax

C#
public static PrincipalContext GetPrincipalContext()
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function GetPrincipalContext As PrincipalContext
Visual C++
public:
static PrincipalContext^ GetPrincipalContext()
F#
static member GetPrincipalContext : unit -> PrincipalContext 

Return Value

Type: PrincipalContext
PricipalContext, or null if it cannot be instantiated.

See Also