Saml2AssertionKeyIdentifierClause.Matches Method (SecurityKeyIdentifierClause)

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 a value that indicates whether the key identifier for this instance is equivalent to the specified key identifier clause.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.Saml2
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim instance As Saml2AssertionKeyIdentifierClause
Dim keyIdentifierClause As SecurityKeyIdentifierClause
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.Matches(keyIdentifierClause)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function Matches ( _
    keyIdentifierClause As SecurityKeyIdentifierClause _
) As Boolean

public override bool Matches (
    SecurityKeyIdentifierClause keyIdentifierClause
)

public:
virtual bool Matches (
    SecurityKeyIdentifierClause^ keyIdentifierClause
) override

public boolean Matches (
    SecurityKeyIdentifierClause keyIdentifierClause
)

public override function Matches (
    keyIdentifierClause : SecurityKeyIdentifierClause
) : boolean

Parameters

keyIdentifierClause
A SecurityKeyIdentifierClause to compare to.

Return Value

true if keyIdentifierClause is the same instance as the current instance; otherwise, false.

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)