CloudBlob.StartCopyFromBlob Method (Uri, AccessCondition, AccessCondition, BlobRequestOptions, OperationContext)

Note: This API is now obsolete.

Begins an operation to start copying another blob's contents, properties, and metadata to this blob.

Namespace:   Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob
Assembly:  Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.dll)

Syntax

[DoesServiceRequestAttribute]
[ObsoleteAttribute("Deprecated this method in favor of StartCopy.")]
public string StartCopyFromBlob(
    Uri source,
    AccessCondition sourceAccessCondition = null,
    AccessCondition destAccessCondition = null,
    BlobRequestOptions options = null,
    OperationContext operationContext = null
)

<DoesServiceRequestAttribute>
<ObsoleteAttribute("Deprecated this method in favor of StartCopy.")>
Public Function StartCopyFromBlob (
    source As Uri,
    sourceAccessCondition As AccessCondition,
    destAccessCondition As AccessCondition,
    options As BlobRequestOptions,
    operationContext As OperationContext
) As String

Parameters

• source
  Type: System.Uri

  The Uri of the source blob.

• sourceAccessCondition
  Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.AccessCondition

  An AccessCondition object that represents the access conditions for the source blob. If null, no condition is used.

• destAccessCondition
  Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.AccessCondition

  An AccessCondition object that represents the access conditions for the destination blob. If null, no condition is used.

• options
  Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob.BlobRequestOptions

  A BlobRequestOptions object that specifies additional options for the request. If null, default options are applied to the request.

• operationContext
  Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.OperationContext

  An OperationContext object that represents the context for the current operation.

Return Value

Type: System.String

The copy ID associated with the copy operation.

Remarks

This method fetches the blob's ETag, last-modified time, and part of the copy state. The copy ID and copy status fields are fetched, and the rest of the copy state is cleared.

See Also

CloudBlob Class
Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob Namespace

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