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)
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll)
public static CloudStorageAccount Parse ( String value )
public static function Parse ( value : String ) : CloudStorageAccount
Parameters
- value
Type: System.String
A valid connection string.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.CloudStorageAccountA CloudStorageAccount object constructed from the values provided in the connection string.The following code example parses a connection string and returns a CloudStorageAccount object, then lists account, credential, and endpoint information.
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); }
| 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. |
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.
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Development Platforms
Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008Target Platforms
