CloudQueue.RetrieveApproximateMessageCount 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.]

Retrieves the approximate message count for the queue.

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

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudQueue
Dim returnValue As Integer

returnValue = instance.RetrieveApproximateMessageCount

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function RetrieveApproximateMessageCount As Integer
C#
public int RetrieveApproximateMessageCount ()
C++
public:
int RetrieveApproximateMessageCount ()
J#
JScript
Return Value
Type: System.Int32
The approximate message count.
			
Remarks
To specify the lifespan of the approximate message count cache, set the ApproximateMessageCountCacheLength property.

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
    
	
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