| Platform SDK: Active Directory, ADSI, and Directory Services |
The IDsDisplaySpecifier interface provides access to Active Directory™ objects of the displaySpecifier class. Such objects are known as display specifiers. A display specifiers stores the information about how user interface elements, such as property pages or context menus, of an Active Directory object are to be displayed. For more information, see Display Specifiers. Using this interface, you can extend the display features of an existing Active Directory object or manage the display for a new directory object . For more information, see Extending the User Interface for Directory Objects.
The IDsDisplaySpecifier interface is implemented on a DsDisplaySpecifier object and distributed in dsuiext.dll. To use the interface, you must first create an instance of the DsDisplaySpecifier object class:
#include <objbase.h>
#define INITGUID
#include <initguid.h>
#include "dsclient.h"
IDsBrowseDomainTree *pDS;
CoInitialize(NULL);
IDsDisplaySpecifier *pDS;
HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_DsDisplaySpecifier,
NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
IID_IDsDisplaySpecifier,
(void**)&pDS);
// More code calling the interface methods …
pDSB->Release();
CoUninitialize();
| IUnknown Methods | Description |
|---|---|
| QueryInterface | Returns pointers to supported interfaces. |
| AddRef | Increments reference count. |
| Release | Decrements reference count. |
| IDsDisplaySpecifier Methods | Description |
|---|---|
| SetServer | Sets a server. |
| SetLanguageID | Sets the locale. |
| GetDisplaySpecifier | Retrieves a displaySpecifier object from an Active Directory server. |
| GetIconLocation | Retrieves the location on which an icon is to be displayed in a UI. |
| GetIcon | Retrieves the icon to be displayed in a UI. |
| GetFriendlyClassName | Gets the friendly class name. |
| GetFriendlyAttributeName | Gets the friendly attribute name. |
| IsClassContainer | Tests if a class is a container. |
| GetClassCreationInfo | Retrieves the property sheets of a class creation wizard. |
| EnumClassAttributes | Enumerates class attributes. |
| GetAttributeADsType | Retrieves attribute types. |
Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000.
Header: Declared in Dsclient.h.
Library: Included as a resource in Dsuiext.dll.
Active Directory Display Interfaces, ICommonQuery, IDsBrowseDomainTree, IPersistQuery, IQueryForm