MetadataSerializer.ReadEntityDescriptor 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.]

Reads an entity descriptor.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim inputReader As XmlReader
Dim tokenResolver As SecurityTokenResolver
Dim returnValue As EntityDescriptor

returnValue = Me.ReadEntityDescriptor(inputReader, tokenResolver)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function ReadEntityDescriptor ( _
    inputReader As XmlReader, _
    tokenResolver As SecurityTokenResolver _
) As EntityDescriptor

protected virtual EntityDescriptor ReadEntityDescriptor (
    XmlReader inputReader,
    SecurityTokenResolver tokenResolver
)

protected:
virtual EntityDescriptor^ ReadEntityDescriptor (
    XmlReader^ inputReader, 
    SecurityTokenResolver^ tokenResolver
)

protected EntityDescriptor ReadEntityDescriptor (
    XmlReader inputReader, 
    SecurityTokenResolver tokenResolver
)

protected function ReadEntityDescriptor (
    inputReader : XmlReader, 
    tokenResolver : SecurityTokenResolver
) : EntityDescriptor

Parameters

inputReader
The xml reader.

tokenResolver
The security token resolver.

Return Value

An entity descriptor.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The parameter inputReader 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)