CloudBlockBlob.CreateSnapshot Method

Definition

Creates a snapshot of the blob.

[Microsoft.Azure.Storage.DoesServiceRequest]
public virtual Microsoft.Azure.Storage.Blob.CloudBlockBlob CreateSnapshot (System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string,string> metadata = default, Microsoft.Azure.Storage.AccessCondition accessCondition = default, Microsoft.Azure.Storage.Blob.BlobRequestOptions options = default, Microsoft.Azure.Storage.OperationContext operationContext = default);
[<Microsoft.Azure.Storage.DoesServiceRequest>]
abstract member CreateSnapshot : System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, string> * Microsoft.Azure.Storage.AccessCondition * Microsoft.Azure.Storage.Blob.BlobRequestOptions * Microsoft.Azure.Storage.OperationContext -> Microsoft.Azure.Storage.Blob.CloudBlockBlob
override this.CreateSnapshot : System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, string> * Microsoft.Azure.Storage.AccessCondition * Microsoft.Azure.Storage.Blob.BlobRequestOptions * Microsoft.Azure.Storage.OperationContext -> Microsoft.Azure.Storage.Blob.CloudBlockBlob
Public Overridable Function CreateSnapshot (Optional metadata As IDictionary(Of String, String) = Nothing, Optional accessCondition As AccessCondition = Nothing, Optional options As BlobRequestOptions = Nothing, Optional operationContext As OperationContext = Nothing) As CloudBlockBlob

Parameters

metadata
IDictionary<String,String>

A collection of name-value pairs defining the metadata of the snapshot.

accessCondition
AccessCondition

An AccessCondition object that represents the condition that must be met in order for the request to proceed. If null, no condition is used.

options
BlobRequestOptions

A BlobRequestOptions object that specifies additional options for the request, or null. If null, default options are applied to the request.

operationContext
OperationContext

An OperationContext object that represents the context for the current operation.

Returns

A CloudBlockBlob object that is a blob snapshot.

Attributes

Applies to