[This topic is part of the Microsoft Azure Storage Client Library 1.7, which has been deprecated. See Storage Client Library for the latest version.]
Returns a reference to a CloudBlobContainer object with the specified address. Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll)
Returns a reference to a CloudBlobContainer object with the specified address. Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll)
Usage
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Dim instance As CloudBlobClient Dim containerAddress As String Dim returnValue As CloudBlobContainer returnValue = instance.GetContainerReference(containerAddress) |
Syntax
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Public Function GetContainerReference ( _ containerAddress As String _ ) As CloudBlobContainer |
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public CloudBlobContainer GetContainerReference ( string containerAddress ) |
| C++ |
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public: CloudBlobContainer^ GetContainerReference ( String^ containerAddress ) |
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Parameters
- containerAddress
Type: System.String
The name of the container, or an absolute URI to the container.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.CloudBlobContainerA reference to a container.Remarks
The GetContainerReference method returns a reference to the named container, but it does not indicate whether the container exists, as it does not make a round-trip to the service. If you need to ascertain the existence of the container, call a method such as FetchAttributes, and handle the resulting StorageClientException in the event the blob does not exist. The FetchAttributes method executes a HEAD request to populate the properties and metadata of the blob and as such is a lightweight option for determining whether the blob exists.
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| When you specify a container name in the parameter, you must be aware of the character limitations related to container names. For more information, see Naming and Referencing Containers, Blobs, and Metadata. |
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.