UserCredentialCollection.GetKeyForItem 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.]

Returns the key from the value which is the credential type.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSIdentity
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim item As IUserCredential
Dim returnValue As UserCredentialType

returnValue = Me.GetKeyForItem(item)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overrides Function GetKeyForItem ( _
    item As IUserCredential _
) As UserCredentialType

protected override UserCredentialType GetKeyForItem (
    IUserCredential item
)

protected:
virtual UserCredentialType GetKeyForItem (
    IUserCredential^ item
) override

protected UserCredentialType GetKeyForItem (
    IUserCredential item
)

protected override function GetKeyForItem (
    item : IUserCredential
) : UserCredentialType

Parameters

item
The user credential item to get key from.

Return Value

The user credential type.

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)