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This function retrieves the distinguished name for a given entry.

Syntax 

UNICODE PTCHAR ldap_get_dn(
  LDAP* 
ld,
  LDAPMessage* 
entry
);

Parameters

ld

[in] Session handle.

entry

[in] Entry whose distinguished name is to be retrieved.

Return Value

If this function succeeds, it returns the distinguished name as a character string.

If this function fails, it returns NULL and sets the session error parameters in the LDAP data structure.

Remarks

This function retrieves the distinguished name for an entry that was returned by ldap_first_entryor ldap_next_entry. When the returned name is no longer needed, free the string by calling the ldap_memfreefunction.

Requirements

Header winldap.h
Library wldap32.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also