CloudBlockBlob.DownloadToFile Method

Downloads the contents of a blob to a file.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<DoesServiceRequestAttribute> _
Public Sub DownloadToFile ( _
    path As String, _
    mode As FileMode, _
    <OptionalAttribute> Optional accessCondition As AccessCondition = Nothing, _
    <OptionalAttribute> Optional options As BlobRequestOptions = Nothing, _
    <OptionalAttribute> Optional operationContext As OperationContext = Nothing _
)

[DoesServiceRequestAttribute] 
public void DownloadToFile (
    string path,
    FileMode mode,
    [OptionalAttribute] AccessCondition accessCondition,
    [OptionalAttribute] BlobRequestOptions options,
    [OptionalAttribute] OperationContext operationContext
)

[DoesServiceRequestAttribute] 
public:
virtual void DownloadToFile (
    String^ path, 
    FileMode mode, 
    [OptionalAttribute] AccessCondition^ accessCondition, 
    [OptionalAttribute] BlobRequestOptions^ options, 
    [OptionalAttribute] OperationContext^ operationContext
) sealed

Parameters

• path
  A string containing the path to the target file.

• mode
  A FileMode enumeration value that determines how to open or create the file.

• accessCondition
  An AccessCondition object that represents the condition that must be met in order for the request to proceed.

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

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

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 and Windows Server 2008

See Also

Reference

CloudBlockBlob Class
CloudBlockBlob Members
Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob Namespace