SPClaimProviderManager.GetClaimProvider method

Retrieves a SPClaimProvider by name.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Claims
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetClaimProvider ( _
    name As String _
) As SPClaimProviderDefinition
'Usage
Dim instance As SPClaimProviderManager
Dim name As String
Dim returnValue As SPClaimProviderDefinition

returnValue = instance.GetClaimProvider(name)

public SPClaimProviderDefinition GetClaimProvider(
    string name
)

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String

  The name to match against a Name property.

Return value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Claims.SPClaimProviderDefinition
A SPClaimProviderDefinition object if a match is found. Returns a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if no match is found.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Thrown if the name parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

See also

Reference

SPClaimProviderManager class

SPClaimProviderManager members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Claims namespace