ServiceConfiguration.Initialize 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.]

Updates properties in the SecurityTokenHandlerConfiguration objects for the SecurityTokenHandlerCollection objects contained in SecurityTokenHandlerCollectionManager to be consistent with the property values on this ServiceConfiguration instance.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Configuration
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim instance As ServiceConfiguration

instance.Initialize

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Sub Initialize

public virtual void Initialize ()

public:
virtual void Initialize ()

public void Initialize ()

public function Initialize ()

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
InvalidOperationException	If this method is invoked more than once.

Remarks

This method should be invoked prior to using token handlers for token processing. ConfigureServiceHost(ServiceHostBase) calls this method. ServiceConfiguration calls this method after raising the ServiceConfigurationCreated event.

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)