CloudBlockBlob.DownloadTextAsync Method ()

Windows Runtime Azure Storage Client Library

Downloads the blob's contents as a string.

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

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudBlockBlob
Dim returnValue As IAsyncOperation(Of String)

returnValue = instance.DownloadTextAsync

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function DownloadTextAsync As IAsyncOperation(Of String)
C#
public IAsyncOperation<string> DownloadTextAsync ()
C++
public:
IAsyncOperation<String^>^ DownloadTextAsync ()
J#
public IAsyncOperation<String> DownloadTextAsync ()
JScript
public function DownloadTextAsync () : IAsyncOperation<String>

Return Value

The contents of the blob, as a string.

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