CloudBlobClient.GetContainerReference Method

Windows Runtime Azure Storage Client Library

Returns a reference to a CloudBlobContainer object with the specified name.

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

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudBlobClient
Dim containerName As String
Dim returnValue As CloudBlobContainer

returnValue = instance.GetContainerReference(containerName)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function GetContainerReference ( _
	containerName As String _
) As CloudBlobContainer
C#
public CloudBlobContainer GetContainerReference (
	string containerName
)
C++
public:
CloudBlobContainer^ GetContainerReference (
	String^ containerName
)
J#
public CloudBlobContainer GetContainerReference (
	String containerName
)
JScript
public function GetContainerReference (
	containerName : String
) : CloudBlobContainer

Parameters

containerName

A string containing the name of the container.

Return Value

A CloudBlobContainer object.

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