Saml2SecurityTokenHandler.WriteAttributeValue Method

Article
10/05/2012

[Starting with the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) has been fully integrated into the .NET Framework. The version of WIF addressed by this topic, WIF 3.5, is deprecated and should only be used when developing against the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or the .NET Framework 4. For more information about WIF in the .NET Framework 4.5, also known as WIF 4.5, see the Windows Identity Foundation documentation in the .NET Framework 4.5 Development Guide.]

Writes the saml:Attribute value.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.Saml2
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim writer As XmlWriter
Dim value As String
Dim attribute As Saml2Attribute

Me.WriteAttributeValue(writer, value, attribute)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Sub WriteAttributeValue ( _
    writer As XmlWriter, _
    value As String, _
    attribute As Saml2Attribute _
)

protected virtual void WriteAttributeValue (
    XmlWriter writer,
    string value,
    Saml2Attribute attribute
)

protected:
virtual void WriteAttributeValue (
    XmlWriter^ writer, 
    String^ value, 
    Saml2Attribute^ attribute
)

protected void WriteAttributeValue (
    XmlWriter writer, 
    String value, 
    Saml2Attribute attribute
)

protected function WriteAttributeValue (
    writer : XmlWriter, 
    value : String, 
    attribute : Saml2Attribute
)

Parameters

writer
The XmlWriter with which to write.

value
A string that contains the attribute value to be written.

attribute
A Saml2Attribute that represents the attribute whose value is being written.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	writer is null.

Remarks

By default the method writes the value as a string.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Target Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)