IsolatedStorageFile.IncreaseQuotaTo Method (System.IO.IsolatedStorage)

IncreaseQuotaTo Method

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.NET Framework Class Library for Silverlight

IsolatedStorageFile..::.IncreaseQuotaTo Method

Enables an application to explicitly request a larger quota size, in bytes.

Namespace: System.IO.IsolatedStorage
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Function IncreaseQuotaTo ( _
    newQuotaSize As Long _
) As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As IsolatedStorageFile
Dim newQuotaSize As Long
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.IncreaseQuotaTo(newQuotaSize)

public bool IncreaseQuotaTo(
    long newQuotaSize
)

Parameters

newQuotaSize: Type: System..::.Int64
The requested size, in bytes.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the new quota is accepted by the user, otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
IsolatedStorageException	The isolated store has been removed. -or- Isolated storage is disabled.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	newQuotaSize is less than zero -or- newQuotaSize is less than or equal to the value of the Quota property.
ObjectDisposedException	The isolated store has been disposed.
ArgumentException	newQuotaSize is invalid.

Remarks

An application shares its quota with all other applications that are hosted on the same domain (Web site). The initial quota is 1 MB to be shared by all of the domain's applications.

The new quota size must not be less than the current quota. Only quota increases are allowed.

To increase the quota, you must call this method from a user-initiated event, such as in an event handler for a button-click event. When you call the IncreaseQuotaTo method, the common language runtime in Silverlight presents a dialog box for the user to approve the request. If the user declines the request, this method returns false and the quota remains the same size.

Examples

The following example requests an increase in the quota size. This example is part of a larger example provided for IsolatedStorageFile class.

Visual Basic

' Assumes an event handler for the MouseLeftbuttonUp
' event is defined for a control named 'IncreaseQuota'
' In the control's XAML: MouseLeftButtonUp="IncreaseQuota_OnLeftMouseButtonUp"
Public Sub IncreaseQuota_OnClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As MouseEventArgs)
    ' Obtain an isolated store for an application.
    Try
        Using store As IsolatedStorageFile = IsolatedStorageFile.GetUserStoreForApplication()
            ' Request 5MB more space in bytes.
            Dim spaceToAdd As Int64 = 5242880
            Dim curAvail As Int64 = store.AvailableFreeSpace
            ' If available space is less than
            ' what is requested, try to increase.
            If (curAvail < spaceToAdd) Then
                ' Request more quota space.
                If Not store.IncreaseQuotaTo((store.Quota + spaceToAdd)) Then
                    ' The user clicked NO to the
                    ' host's prompt to approve the quota increase.
                Else
                    ' The user clicked YES to the
                    ' host's prompt to approve the quota increase.
                End If
            End If
        End Using
    Catch Ex As IsolatedStorageException

        ' TODO: Handle that store could not be accessed.
    End Try
End Sub

// Assumes an event handler for the MouseLeftbuttonUp
// event is defined for a control named 'IncreaseQuota'
// In the control's XAML: MouseLeftButtonUp="IncreaseQuota_OnLeftMouseButtonUp"

// User first selects UI to increase the quota.
public void IncreaseQuota_OnClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{

    // Obtain an isolated store for an application.
    try
    {
        using (var store = IsolatedStorageFile.GetUserStoreForApplication())
        {
            // Request 5MB more space in bytes.
            Int64 spaceToAdd = 5242880;
            Int64 curAvail = store.AvailableFreeSpace;

            // If available space is less than
            // what is requested, try to increase.
            if (curAvail < spaceToAdd)
            {

                // Request more quota space.
                if (!store.IncreaseQuotaTo(store.Quota + spaceToAdd))
                {
                    // The user clicked NO to the
                    // host's prompt to approve the quota increase.
                }
                else
                {
                    // The user clicked YES to the
                    // host's prompt to approve the quota increase.
                }
            }
        }
    }

    catch (IsolatedStorageException)
    {
        // TODO: Handle that store could not be accessed.

    }
}

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Reference

IsolatedStorageFile Class

IsolatedStorageFile Members

System.IO.IsolatedStorage Namespace