Hi all, I have a question relating to object propery caches and retreival
and update methods.



What is the difference between let's say:

sInfo = oUser.get("info") and
sInfo = oUser.info?

If the property does not exist in the cache, do they both return the
E_ADS_PROPERTY_NOT_FOUND code?
In each case will sinfo be "Empty" or "Null"?
Which is the proper method to use and which is the preferred method to use?

Similar questions for the .put method. If the property does not exist in the
cache and you need to create it, what's the proper way to do so?

Thanks very much
--
Tim.

"Tim Munro" <Excelsior@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uGjgHuOzJHA.2324@xxxxxx

> Hi all, I have a question relating to object propery caches and retreival
> and update methods.
>
> What is the difference between let's say:
>
> sInfo = oUser.get("info") and
> sInfo = oUser.info?
>
> If the property does not exist in the cache, do they both return the
> E_ADS_PROPERTY_NOT_FOUND code?
> In each case will sinfo be "Empty" or "Null"?
> Which is the proper method to use and which is the preferred method to
> use?
>
> Similar questions for the .put method. If the property does not exist in
> the cache and you need to create it, what's the proper way to do so?
>
> Thanks very much
> --
> Tim.
>

If you use oUser.Get("info"), an error is raised (property cannot be found
in cache) if no value is assigned. If you use

sInfo = oUser.info

then sInfo will be Empty if info has no value. Otherwise, they are the same.
If you use Get you almost need to trap errors. I seldom use it as a result.

--
Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
--

Thank you Richard.

"Richard Mueller [MVP]" <rlmueller-nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in
message news:uD4NS8OzJHA.1372@xxxxxx

>
> "Tim Munro" <Excelsior@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uGjgHuOzJHA.2324@xxxxxx

>> Hi all, I have a question relating to object propery caches and retreival
>> and update methods.
>>
>> What is the difference between let's say:
>>
>> sInfo = oUser.get("info") and
>> sInfo = oUser.info?
>>
>> If the property does not exist in the cache, do they both return the
>> E_ADS_PROPERTY_NOT_FOUND code?
>> In each case will sinfo be "Empty" or "Null"?
>> Which is the proper method to use and which is the preferred method to
>> use?
>>
>> Similar questions for the .put method. If the property does not exist in
>> the cache and you need to create it, what's the proper way to do so?
>>
>> Thanks very much
>> --
>> Tim.
>>

>
> If you use oUser.Get("info"), an error is raised (property cannot be found
> in cache) if no value is assigned. If you use
>
> sInfo = oUser.info
>
> then sInfo will be Empty if info has no value. Otherwise, they are the
> same. If you use Get you almost need to trap errors. I seldom use it as a
> result.
>
> --
> Richard Mueller
> MVP Directory Services
> Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
> --
>
>