[This topic is part of the Microsoft Azure Storage Client Library 1.7, which has been deprecated. See
Storage Client Library for the latest version.]
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)
Usage
| Visual Basic |
|---|
Dim value As String
Dim returnValue As CloudStorageAccount
returnValue = CloudStorageAccount.Parse(value) |
Syntax
| Visual Basic |
|---|
Public Shared Function Parse ( _
value As String _
) As CloudStorageAccount |
| C# |
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public static CloudStorageAccount Parse (
string value
) |
| C++ |
|---|
public:
static CloudStorageAccount^ Parse (
String^ value
) |
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.
Example
The following code example parses a connection string and returns a CloudStorageAccount object, then lists account, credential, and endpoint information.
| C# |  Copy Code |
|---|
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);
}
|
Exceptions
| 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. |
Remarks
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.
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