Returns a result segment containing a collection of containers whose names begin with the specified prefix. Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll)
Usage
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Dim instance As CloudBlobClient Dim prefix As String Dim returnValue As ResultSegment(Of CloudBlobContainer) returnValue = instance.ListContainersSegmented(prefix) |
Syntax
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Public Function ListContainersSegmented ( _ prefix As String _ ) As ResultSegment(Of CloudBlobContainer) |
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public ResultSegment<CloudBlobContainer> ListContainersSegmented ( string prefix ) |
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public: ResultSegment<CloudBlobContainer^>^ ListContainersSegmented ( String^ prefix ) |
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Parameters
- prefix
Type: System.String
The container name prefix.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.ResultSegment A result segment of containers.Example
The following code example lists containers beginning with the specified prefix, in pages of 10.
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static void ListContainersInSegments(Uri blobEndpoint, string accountName, string accountKey)
{
//Create service client for credentialed access to the Blob service.
CloudBlobClient blobClient =
new CloudBlobClient(blobEndpoint, new StorageCredentialsAccountAndKey(accountName, accountKey));
//Return the first segment of 10 containers in the account.
ResultSegment<CloudBlobContainer> resultSegment =
blobClient.ListContainersSegmented("my", ContainerListingDetails.None, 10, null);
//Print container names to the console.
WriteContainersInResultSegment(resultSegment);
//Check HasMoreResults to determine whether the page is complete.
if (resultSegment.HasMoreResults)
{
//Get the rest of the results in the page.
resultSegment = resultSegment.GetNext();
//Print container names to the console.
WriteContainersInResultSegment(resultSegment);
}
//After the page is complete, check the continuation token to determine whether there are more
//results on the server.
while (resultSegment.ContinuationToken != null)
{
resultSegment = resultSegment.GetNext();
//Print container names to the console.
WriteContainersInResultSegment(resultSegment);
}
}
static void WriteContainersInResultSegment(ResultSegment<CloudBlobContainer> resultSegment)
{
foreach (var container in resultSegment.Results)
{
Console.WriteLine(container.Name);
}
}
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Remarks
The ListContainersSegmented method begins an operation to list containers in pages. A page is set of results of a specified size; it is represented by the ResultSegment class. By returning containers in pages, you can control the number of containers returned per operation. This may be useful if, for example, you are displaying a web page with some predefined number of containers on it.
To specify the page size to return, pass in a non-zero value for the maxResults parameter. Passing in zero for the maxResults parameter returns either the maximum number of results available, or the per-operation limit of 5000 results.
If you have specified a page size, you can check the HasMoreResults property to check whether the page is complete. If HasMoreResults is true, the complete page has not been returned for some reason. Call GetNext to return the remaining results in the page.
Note that if you have not specified a page size, HasMoreResults will always be false.
Check the value of the ContinuationToken property to determine whether there are more results to return from the service after the page is complete. The continuation token is non-null as long as there are more results to return from the service. If the page is complete, then HasMoreResults will be false, but if the continuation token is non-null, there are additional results to return beyond that page.
Call the GetNext method to return the next segment of results from the service.