MetadataSerializer.ReadRoleDescriptorElement 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 role descriptor element.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim reader As XmlReader
Dim roleDescriptor As RoleDescriptor
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = Me.ReadRoleDescriptorElement(reader, roleDescriptor)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function ReadRoleDescriptorElement ( _
    reader As XmlReader, _
    roleDescriptor As RoleDescriptor _
) As Boolean

protected virtual bool ReadRoleDescriptorElement (
    XmlReader reader,
    RoleDescriptor roleDescriptor
)

protected:
virtual bool ReadRoleDescriptorElement (
    XmlReader^ reader, 
    RoleDescriptor^ roleDescriptor
)

protected boolean ReadRoleDescriptorElement (
    XmlReader reader, 
    RoleDescriptor roleDescriptor
)

protected function ReadRoleDescriptorElement (
    reader : XmlReader, 
    roleDescriptor : RoleDescriptor
) : boolean

Parameters

reader
The xml reader.

roleDescriptor
The role descriptor.

Return Value

True if read.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The parameter reader/roleDescriptor/roleDescriptor.Contacts/rolDescriptor.Keys 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)