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CloudStorageAccount.Parse Method

Parses a connection string and returns a CloudStorageAccount created from the connection string.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll)

Usage

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'Usage
Dim value As String
Dim returnValue As CloudStorageAccount

returnValue = CloudStorageAccount.Parse(value)

Syntax

C++

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public static CloudStorageAccount Parse (
	string value
)

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public static CloudStorageAccount Parse (
	String value
)

JScript

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public static function Parse (
	value : String
) : CloudStorageAccount

Parameters

value

Type: System.String

A valid connection string.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.CloudStorageAccount

A CloudStorageAccount object constructed from the values provided in the connection string.

Example

The following code example parses a connection string and returns a CloudStorageAccount object, then lists account, credential, and endpoint information.

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static void ParseCloudStorageAccountFromConnectionString()
{
    CloudStorageAccount storageAccount = CloudStorageAccount.Parse(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["StorageAccountConnectionString"]);

    Console.WriteLine("Connection string: {0}", storageAccount.ToString(true));
    Console.WriteLine("Account name: {0}", storageAccount.Credentials.AccountName);
    Console.WriteLine("Account key: {0}", ((StorageCredentialsAccountAndKey)storageAccount.Credentials).Credentials.ExportBase64EncodedKey());
    Console.WriteLine("Blob endpoint: {0}", storageAccount.BlobEndpoint);
    Console.WriteLine("Queue endpoint: {0}", storageAccount.QueueEndpoint);
    Console.WriteLine("Table endpoint: {0}", storageAccount.TableEndpoint);
}

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Thrown if value is null or empty.
FormatException	Thrown if value is not a valid connection string.
ArgumentException	Thrown if value cannot be parsed.

Remarks

The Parse method parses a connection string and returns a reference to a CloudStorageAccount object. For details on working with connection strings, see How to Configure Connection Strings.

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