ICloudBlob.StartCopyFromBlob Method (Uri, AccessCondition, AccessCondition, BlobRequestOptions, OperationContext)

Begins an operation to start copying another blob's contents, properties, and metadata to this blob.

Namespace:   Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob
Assembly:  Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.dll)

Syntax

string StartCopyFromBlob(
    Uri source,
    AccessCondition sourceAccessCondition = null,
    AccessCondition destAccessCondition = null,
    BlobRequestOptions options = null,
    OperationContext operationContext = null
)

Function StartCopyFromBlob (
    source As Uri,
    sourceAccessCondition As AccessCondition,
    destAccessCondition As AccessCondition,
    options As BlobRequestOptions,
    operationContext As OperationContext
) As String

Parameters

• source
  Type: System.Uri

  The Uri of the source blob.

• sourceAccessCondition
  Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.AccessCondition

  An AccessCondition object that represents the access conditions for the source blob.

• destAccessCondition
  Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.AccessCondition

  An AccessCondition object that represents the access conditions for the destination blob.

• options
  Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob.BlobRequestOptions

  A BlobRequestOptions object that specifies additional options for the request. If null, default options are applied to the request.

• operationContext
  Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.OperationContext

  An OperationContext object that represents the context for the current operation.

Return Value

Type: System.String

The copy ID associated with the copy operation.

See Also

ICloudBlob Interface
Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob Namespace

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