Is there a .NET class that can parse CN= strings out of LDAP?

Question

I\'ve got a string that I\'m fetching from LDAP for Active Directory group membership and I need to parse it to check if the user is a member of the AD group. Is there a cl

Answer 1

Using System.DirectoryServices;

namespace GetGroups
{
    public string GetGroupName(string LDAPGroupEntry)
    {
        // LDAPGroupEntry is in the form "LDAP://CN=Foo Group Name,DC=mydomain,DC=com"
        DirectoryEntry grp = new DirectoryEntry(LDAPGroupEntry);
        return grp.Properties["Name"].Value.ToString();
    }
}