WSTrustRequestSerializer.CanRead 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.]

When implemented in a derived class, checks if the specified XML reader is positioned at a WS-Trust RequestSecurityToken element.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim instance As WSTrustRequestSerializer
Dim reader As XmlReader
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.CanRead(reader)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Function CanRead ( _
    reader As XmlReader _
) As Boolean

public abstract bool CanRead (
    XmlReader reader
)

public:
virtual bool CanRead (
    XmlReader^ reader
) abstract

public abstract boolean CanRead (
    XmlReader reader
)

public abstract function CanRead (
    reader : XmlReader
) : boolean

Parameters

reader
The XmlReader object from which to read.

Return Value

true if the reader is positioned at an RST element that the serializer can read; 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)