Saml11SecurityTokenHandler.ReadSubject 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 the SamlSubject from the XmlReader.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim reader As XmlReader
Dim returnValue As SamlSubject

returnValue = Me.ReadSubject(reader)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function ReadSubject ( _
    reader As XmlReader _
) As SamlSubject

protected virtual SamlSubject ReadSubject (
    XmlReader reader
)

protected:
virtual SamlSubject^ ReadSubject (
    XmlReader^ reader
)

protected SamlSubject ReadSubject (
    XmlReader reader
)

protected function ReadSubject (
    reader : XmlReader
) : SamlSubject

Parameters

reader
XmlReader to read the SamlSubject from.

Return Value

SamlSubject

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The input argument 'reader' is null.
XmlException	The reader is not positioned at a SamlSubject.

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)