Saml11SecurityTokenHandler.ReadAssertion 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.]

Read saml:Assertion element from the given reader.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.Saml11
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim reader As XmlReader
Dim returnValue As Saml11Assertion

returnValue = Me.ReadAssertion(reader)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function ReadAssertion ( _
    reader As XmlReader _
) As Saml11Assertion

protected virtual Saml11Assertion ReadAssertion (
    XmlReader reader
)

protected:
virtual Saml11Assertion^ ReadAssertion (
    XmlReader^ reader
)

protected Saml11Assertion ReadAssertion (
    XmlReader reader
)

protected function ReadAssertion (
    reader : XmlReader
) : Saml11Assertion

Parameters

reader
XmlReader to deserialize the Assertion from.

Return Value

SamlAssertion

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The parameter 'reader' is null.
XmlException	The XmlReader is not positioned at a saml:Assertion element or the Assertion contains unknown child elements.

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)