mcs/class/System.DirectoryServices/System.DirectoryServices/ReferralChasingOption.cs

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  24 //
  25 // System.DirectoryServices.ReferralChasingOption.cs
  26 //
  27 // Author:
  28 //   Sunil Kumar (sunilk@novell.com)
  29 //
  30 // (C)  Novell Inc.
  31 //
  32
  33 namespace System.DirectoryServices
  34 {
  35
  36         /// <summary>
  37         /// Specifies if and how referral chasing is pursued.
  38         /// </summary>
  39         /// <remarks>
  40         /// When a server determines that other servers hold relevant information,
  41         /// in part or as a whole, it may refer the client to another server to
  42         /// obtain the result. Referral chasing is the action taken by a client
  43         /// to contact the referenced server to continue the directory search.
  44         ///
  45         /// Use the constants of this enumeration to set up search preferences for
  46         /// referral chasing. The action amounts to assigning the appropriate
  47         /// fields of DirectorySearcher to elements of the ReferralChasingOption
  48         /// enumeration.
  49         ///
  50         /// The  Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (Ldap) provider supports
  51         /// external referrals for paged searches, but does not support
  52         /// subordinate referrals during paging.
  53         /// </remarks>
  54         [Serializable]
  55         public enum ReferralChasingOption
  56         {
  57                 All = 96,
  58                 External = 64,
  59                 None = 0,
  60                 Subordinate = 32
  61         }
  62 }
  63