ClaimsPrincipal Constructor (IEnumerable)

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.]

Initializes a new instance of the ClaimsPrincipal class from the specified collection of claims-based identities.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim identities As IEnumerable(Of IClaimsIdentity)

Dim instance As New ClaimsPrincipal(identities)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    identities As IEnumerable(Of IClaimsIdentity) _
)

public ClaimsPrincipal (
    IEnumerable<IClaimsIdentity> identities
)

public:
ClaimsPrincipal (
    IEnumerable<IClaimsIdentity^>^ identities
)

public ClaimsPrincipal (
    IEnumerable<IClaimsIdentity> identities
)

public function ClaimsPrincipal (
    identities : IEnumerable<IClaimsIdentity>
)

Parameters

identities
A collection of IClaimsIdentity objects that represent the subjects in the principal.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	identities is null.

Remarks

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)