| Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Developer Reference |
The Utils class provides a set of utility methods that can be used to perform synchronization operations and create new objects.
The Utils class is derived from the System.Object class.
The Utils class has the following public methods.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| ConvertSecurityDescriptorToString |
Static (Shared). A static method that converts a byte array containing a security descriptor to a string. |
| ConvertSidToString |
Static (Shared). A static method that converts a byte array containing a security identifier to a string. |
| ConvertStringToSecurityDescriptor |
Static (Shared). A static method that converts a string containing a security descriptor to a byte array. |
| ConvertStringToSid |
Static (Shared). A static method that converts a string containing a security identifier to a byte array. |
| Equals |
Determines if two objects are equal. |
| FindMVEntries(String, Boolean) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified Boolean attribute value. |
| FindMVEntries(String, Boolean, Int32) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified Boolean attribute value and maximum number of results. |
| FindMVEntries(String, Byte[]) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified byte array attribute value. |
| FindMVEntries(String, Byte[], Int32) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified byte array attribute value and maximum number of results. |
| FindMVEntries(String, Int64) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified Int64 attribute value. |
| FindMVEntries(String, Int64, Int32) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified Int64 attribute value and maximum number of results. |
| FindMVEntries(String, String) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified string attribute value. |
| FindMVEntries(String, String, Int32) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified string attribute value and the maximum number of results. |
| FindMVEntries(String, String, Int32, String) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified string attribute value and maximum number of results. The results are returned in the specified collation order. |
| FindMVEntries(String, String, String) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries in the specified collation order. |
| FindMVEntries(String, Value) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified attribute value. |
| FindMVEntries(String, Value, Int32) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified attribute value and maximum number of results. |
| FindMVEntries(String, Value, Int32, String) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified attribute value and maximum number of results. The results are returned in the specified collation order. |
| FindMVEntries(String, Value, String) |
Static (Shared). A static method that retrieves the metaverse entries with the specified attribute value in the specified collation order. |
| GetHashCode |
Serves as a hash function for a particular type. |
| GetType |
Retrieves the Type of the current instance. |
| ToString |
Retrieves a String that represents the current object. |
| ValueCollection(Boolean) |
Static (Shared). Creates a new ValueCollection object that contains the given Boolean value. |
| ValueCollection(Byte[]) |
Static (Shared). Creates a new ValueCollection object that contains the given byte array value. |
| ValueCollection(Byte[][]) |
Static (Shared). Creates a new ValueCollection object that contains an array of the given byte array values. |
| ValueCollection(Int64) |
Static (Shared). Creates a new ValueCollection object that contains the given Int64 value. |
| ValueCollection(Int64[]) |
Static (Shared). Creates a new ValueCollection object that contains the given array of Int64 values. |
| ValueCollection(String) |
Static (Shared). Creates a new ValueCollection object that contains the given string. |
| ValueCollection(String[]) |
Static (Shared). Creates a new ValueCollection object that contains the given array of strings. |
| ValueCollection(Value) |
Static (Shared). Creates a new ValueCollection object that contains the given Value value. |
The Utils class has the following public properties.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| ExtensionsDirectory | Data type: String Access type: Read-only Static (Shared). Retrieves the path of the extensions directory. |
| InPreviewMode | Data type: Boolean Access type: Read-only Static (Shared). Determines if the current operation is running in preview mode. |
| MAs | Data type: ManagementAgentCollection Access type: Read-only Static (Shared). Retrieves a ManagementAgentCollection object that contains all management agents. |
| TransactionProperties | Data type: TransactionPropertyCollection Access type: Read-only Static (Shared). Retrieves a TransactionPropertyCollection object that contains the properties for the current transaction. |
| WorkingDirectory | Data type: String Access type: Read-only Static (Shared). Retrieves the path of the working directory of the management agents. |
The Utils class has the following protected constructor.
| Constructor | Description |
|---|---|
| Utils |
Creates an instance of the Utils class. |
The static methods of the Utils class can be called only within a rules extension inside one of the following methods:
Product: Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003
Namespace: Defined in Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices.
Assembly: Requires Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices (in
Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices.dll).
.NET Framework: Requires .NET Framework 1.1.
ManagementAgent, MVEntry, TransactionPropertyCollection, Value, ValueCollection