[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 the storage account, optionally with 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 exportSecrets As Boolean
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = instance.ToString(exportSecrets) |
Syntax
| Visual Basic |
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Public Function ToString ( _
exportSecrets As Boolean _
) As String |
| C# |
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public string ToString (
bool exportSecrets
) |
| C++ |
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public:
String^ ToString (
bool exportSecrets
) |
Parameters
- exportSecrets
Type: System.Boolean
True to include sensitive data in the string; otherwise, false.
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, with 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 with sensitive data.
Console.WriteLine("Connection string with sensitive data: " + storageAccount.ToString(true));
}
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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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