MetadataSerializer.WriteSecurityTokenServiceDescriptor Method

Article
10/05/2012

[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.]

Writes a security token service descriptor.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSFederation.Metadata
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim writer As XmlWriter
Dim securityTokenServiceDescriptor As SecurityTokenServiceDescriptor

Me.WriteSecurityTokenServiceDescriptor(writer, securityTokenServiceDescriptor)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Sub WriteSecurityTokenServiceDescriptor ( _
    writer As XmlWriter, _
    securityTokenServiceDescriptor As SecurityTokenServiceDescriptor _
)

protected virtual void WriteSecurityTokenServiceDescriptor (
    XmlWriter writer,
    SecurityTokenServiceDescriptor securityTokenServiceDescriptor
)

protected:
virtual void WriteSecurityTokenServiceDescriptor (
    XmlWriter^ writer, 
    SecurityTokenServiceDescriptor^ securityTokenServiceDescriptor
)

protected void WriteSecurityTokenServiceDescriptor (
    XmlWriter writer, 
    SecurityTokenServiceDescriptor securityTokenServiceDescriptor
)

protected function WriteSecurityTokenServiceDescriptor (
    writer : XmlWriter, 
    securityTokenServiceDescriptor : SecurityTokenServiceDescriptor
)

Parameters

writer
The xml writer.

securityTokenServiceDescriptor
The SecurityTokenServiceDescriptor.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The parameter writer/securityTokenServiceDescriptor/securityTokenServiceDescriptor.Endpoint/ securityTokenServiceDescriptor.PassiveRequestorEndpoints 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)