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CloudQueue.UpdateMessage Method

Updates the visibility timeout of a message, and optionally the contents of a message.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim instance As CloudQueue
Dim message As CloudQueueMessage
Dim visibilityTimeout As TimeSpan
Dim updateFields As MessageUpdateFields

instance.UpdateMessage(message, visibilityTimeout, updateFields)

Syntax

C++

public void UpdateMessage (
	CloudQueueMessage message,
	TimeSpan visibilityTimeout,
	MessageUpdateFields updateFields
)

public void UpdateMessage (
	CloudQueueMessage message, 
	TimeSpan visibilityTimeout, 
	MessageUpdateFields updateFields
)

JScript

public function UpdateMessage (
	message : CloudQueueMessage, 
	visibilityTimeout : TimeSpan, 
	updateFields : MessageUpdateFields
)

Parameters

message: A queue message.

visibilityTimeout: The visibility timeout for the message.

updateFields: Indicates whether to update the visibility delay, message contents, or both.

Example

Remarks

The UpdateMessage method must specify the visibility delay of a message.

This method is new in SDK 1.6. A message can be up to 64 KB in size. Its content must be in a format that can be encoded with UTF-8. The storage client library encodes the message content using Base64 when EncodeMessage is set to true.

After a client retrieves a message by calling the GetMessage or GetMessages(Int32) method, the client is expected to process and update the message. When a message is retrieved, its PopReceipt property is set to an opaque value that indicates the message has been read. The value of the message’s pop receipt is used to verify that the message being updated is the same message that was read.

A pop receipt remains valid until one of the following events occurs:

The message has expired.
The message has been deleted using the last pop receipt received either from GetMessages(Int32) or UpdateMessage.
The invisibility time has elapsed and the message has been dequeued by a GetMessages(Int32) request. When the invisibility time elapses, the message becomes visible again. If it is retrieved by another GetMessages(Int32) request, the returned pop receipt can be used to delete or update the message.
The message has been updated with a new visibility timeout. When the message is updated, a new pop receipt will be returned.

The UpdateMessage operation can be used to continually extend the invisibility of a queue message. This functionality can be useful if you want a worker role to “lease” a queue message. For example, if a worker role calls GetMessages(Int32) and recognizes that it needs more time to process a message, it can continually extend the message’s invisibility until it is processed. If the worker role were to fail during processing, eventually the message would become visible again and another worker role could process it.

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

Development Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008

Target Platforms

Change History

Reference

CloudQueue Class
CloudQueue Members
Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient Namespace

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