CloudStorageAccount.Parse Method

Windows Runtime Azure Storage Client Library

Parses a connection string and returns a CloudStorageAccount created from the connection string.

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

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim connectionString As String
Dim returnValue As CloudStorageAccount

returnValue = CloudStorageAccount.Parse(connectionString)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Shared Function Parse ( _
	connectionString As String _
) As CloudStorageAccount
C#
public static CloudStorageAccount Parse (
	string connectionString
)
C++
public:
static CloudStorageAccount^ Parse (
	String^ connectionString
)
J#
public static CloudStorageAccount Parse (
	String connectionString
)
JScript
public static function Parse (
	connectionString : String
) : CloudStorageAccount

Parameters

connectionString

A valid connection string.

Return Value

A CloudStorageAccount object constructed from the values provided in the connection string.

Exceptions

Exception typeCondition
ArgumentNullException

Thrown if connectionString is null or empty.

FormatException

Thrown if connectionString is not a valid connection string.

ArgumentException

Thrown if connectionString cannot be parsed.

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