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Saml11SecurityTokenHandler.ReadAttributeValue Method

[Starting with the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) has been fully integrated into the .NET Framework. The version of WIF addressed by this topic, WIF 3.5, is deprecated and should only be used when developing against the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or the .NET Framework 4. For more information about WIF in the .NET Framework 4.5, also known as WIF 4.5, see the Windows Identity Foundation documentation in the .NET Framework 4.5 Development Guide.]

Reads an attribute value.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.Saml11
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim reader As XmlReader
Dim attribute As SamlAttribute
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = Me.ReadAttributeValue(reader, attribute)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function ReadAttributeValue ( _
    reader As XmlReader, _
    attribute As SamlAttribute _
) As String
protected virtual string ReadAttributeValue (
    XmlReader reader,
    SamlAttribute attribute
)
protected:
virtual String^ ReadAttributeValue (
    XmlReader^ reader, 
    SamlAttribute^ attribute
)
protected String ReadAttributeValue (
    XmlReader reader, 
    SamlAttribute attribute
)
protected function ReadAttributeValue (
    reader : XmlReader, 
    attribute : SamlAttribute
) : String

Parameters

  • reader
    XmlReader to read from.
  • attribute
    The current attribute that is being read.

Return Value

The attribute value as a string.

Exceptions

Exception type Condition
ArgumentNullException

The input parameter 'reader' is null.

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

Target Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)

See Also

Reference

Saml11SecurityTokenHandler Class
Saml11SecurityTokenHandler Members
Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.Saml11 Namespace

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