CloudBlob.OpenWrite Method ()

Storage Client Library NET API

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[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 writing to the blob.

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

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudBlob Dim returnValue As BlobStream returnValue = instance.OpenWrite

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Overridable Function OpenWrite As BlobStream

C#
public virtual BlobStream OpenWrite ()

C++
public: virtual BlobStream^ OpenWrite ()

J#

JScript

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.BlobStream

A stream to be used for writing to the blob.

Remarks

This method opens the blob for writing. If the blob already exists, it is overwritten. The existing blob is not appended.

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