CloudBlockBlob.CreateSnapshotAsync Method (IDictionary, AccessCondition, BlobRequestOptions, OperationContext)

Windows Runtime Azure Storage Client Library

Creates a snapshot of the blob.

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

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudBlockBlob
Dim metadata As IDictionary(Of String, String)
Dim accessCondition As AccessCondition
Dim options As BlobRequestOptions
Dim operationContext As OperationContext
Dim returnValue As IAsyncOperation(Of CloudBlockBlob)

returnValue = instance.CreateSnapshotAsync(metadata, accessCondition, options, operationContext)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function CreateSnapshotAsync ( _
	metadata As IDictionary(Of String, String), _
	accessCondition As AccessCondition, _
	options As BlobRequestOptions, _
	operationContext As OperationContext _
) As IAsyncOperation(Of CloudBlockBlob)
C#
public IAsyncOperation<CloudBlockBlob> CreateSnapshotAsync (
	IDictionary<string,string> metadata,
	AccessCondition accessCondition,
	BlobRequestOptions options,
	OperationContext operationContext
)
C++
public:
IAsyncOperation<CloudBlockBlob^>^ CreateSnapshotAsync (
	IDictionary<String^, String^>^ metadata, 
	AccessCondition^ accessCondition, 
	BlobRequestOptions^ options, 
	OperationContext^ operationContext
)
J#
public IAsyncOperation<CloudBlockBlob> CreateSnapshotAsync (
	IDictionary<String,String> metadata, 
	AccessCondition accessCondition, 
	BlobRequestOptions options, 
	OperationContext operationContext
)
JScript
public function CreateSnapshotAsync (
	metadata : IDictionary<String,String>, 
	accessCondition : AccessCondition, 
	options : BlobRequestOptions, 
	operationContext : OperationContext
) : IAsyncOperation<CloudBlockBlob>

Parameters

metadata

A collection of name-value pairs defining the metadata of the snapshot.

accessCondition

An AccessCondition object that represents the access conditions for the blob. If null, no condition is used.

options

An object that specifies additional options for the request, or null.

operationContext

An OperationContext object that represents the context for the current operation.

Return Value

A blob snapshot.

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

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