CloudBlobDirectory.GetBlockBlobReference Method (String, Nullable)

Storage Client Library NET API

[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 reference to a block blob in this blob directory, or to a snapshot if the blob is a snapshot.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudBlobDirectory
Dim itemName As String
Dim snapshotTime As Nullable(Of DateTime)
Dim returnValue As CloudBlockBlob

returnValue = instance.GetBlockBlobReference(itemName, snapshotTime)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function GetBlockBlobReference ( _
	itemName As String, _
	snapshotTime As Nullable(Of DateTime) _
) As CloudBlockBlob
C#
public CloudBlockBlob GetBlockBlobReference (
	string itemName,
	Nullable<DateTime> snapshotTime
)
C++
public:
CloudBlockBlob^ GetBlockBlobReference (
	String^ itemName, 
	Nullable<DateTime> snapshotTime
)
J#
JScript

Parameters

itemName

The name of the block blob.

snapshotTime

The snapshot timestamp, if the blob is a snapshot.

Return Value

A reference to a block blob.

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.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

See Also