CloudBlobClient.GetRootContainerReference Method

Windows Runtime Azure Storage Client Library

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Returns a reference to the root container.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudBlobClient
Dim returnValue As CloudBlobContainer

returnValue = instance.GetRootContainerReference

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function GetRootContainerReference As CloudBlobContainer
C#
public CloudBlobContainer GetRootContainerReference ()
C++
public:
CloudBlobContainer^ GetRootContainerReference ()
J#
public CloudBlobContainer GetRootContainerReference ()
JScript
public function GetRootContainerReference () : CloudBlobContainer

Return Value

A CloudBlobContainer object.

Remarks

Note that the root container must be explicitly created, if it does not already exist, before you can read from it or write to it.


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

Target Platforms

See Also

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