Encodes input strings for use as a value in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) filter queries.
Namespace: Microsoft.Security.Application
Assembly: AntiXssLibrary40 (in AntiXssLibrary40.dll) Version: 4.2.0.0
Syntax
| C# |
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public static string LdapFilterEncode( string input ) |
| Visual Basic |
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Public Shared Function LdapFilterEncode ( _ input As String _ ) As String |
| Visual C++ |
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public: static String^ LdapFilterEncode( String^ input ) |
Parameters
- input
- Type: System..::..String
String to be encoded.
Return Value
Encoded string for use as a value in LDAP filter queries.Remarks
This method encodes all but known safe characters defined in the safe list.
RFC 4515 defines the format in which special characters need to be
escaped to be used inside a search filter. Special characters need to be
encoded in \XX format where XX is the hex representation of the character.
The following examples illustrate the use of the escaping mechanism.
| Parens R Us (for all your parenthetical needs) | Parens R Us \28for all your parenthetical needs\29 |
| * | \2A |
| C:\MyFile | C:\5CMyFile |
| NULLNULLNULLEOT (binary) | \00\00\00\04 |
| Lučić | Lu\C4\8Di\C4\87 |
