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ContentInfo.GetContentType Method

.NET Framework 4

The GetContentType static method retrieves the outer content type of the encoded ContentInfo message represented by an array of byte values.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs
Assembly: System.Security (in System.Security.dll)

Syntax

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public static Oid GetContentType(
	byte[] encodedMessage
)

Parameters

encodedMessage: Type: System.Byte[]
An array of byte values that represents the encoded ContentInfo message from which to retrieve the outer content type.

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Cryptography.Oid
If the method succeeds, the method returns an Oid object that contains the outer content type of the specified encoded ContentInfo message.
If the method fails, it throws an exception.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A null reference was passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.
CryptographicException	An error occurred during a cryptographic operation.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

ContentInfo Class

System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs Namespace

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