[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.]
Returns a connection string for this storage account, without sensitive data.
Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll)
Usage
| Visual Basic |
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Dim instance As CloudStorageAccount
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = instance.ToString |
Syntax
| Visual Basic |
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Public Overrides Function ToString As String |
| C# |
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public override string ToString () |
| C++ |
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public:
virtual String^ ToString () override |
Return Value
Type:
System.StringA connection string.
Example
The following code example creates a reference to a storage account from a connection string, then writes out the connection string, without sensitive data.
| C# |  Copy Code |
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static void GetConnectionString()
{
//Parse a connection string and return a reference to the storage account.
CloudStorageAccount storageAccount = CloudStorageAccount.Parse(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["StorageAccountConnectionString"]);
//Output the connection string, omitting sensitive data (for example, the account key, if based on account and key credentials).
Console.WriteLine("Connection string without sensitive data: " + storageAccount.ToString());
}
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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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