CloudBlob.OpenRead Method (BlobRequestOptions)

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.]

Opens a stream for reading the blob's contents, using a conditional request based on the BlobRequestOptions that you specify.

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

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudBlob
Dim options As BlobRequestOptions
Dim returnValue As BlobStream

returnValue = instance.OpenRead(options)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function OpenRead ( _
	options As BlobRequestOptions _
) As BlobStream
C#
public BlobStream OpenRead (
	BlobRequestOptions options
)
C++
public:
BlobStream^ OpenRead (
	BlobRequestOptions^ options
)
J#
JScript

Parameters

options

Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.BlobRequestOptions

An object that specifies any additional options for the request.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.BlobStream

A stream to use for reading from the 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