CloudBlobContainer.ListBlobs Method ()

 

 

Windows Azure Platform

Returns an enumerable collection of the blobs in the container.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in microsoft.windowsazure.storageclient.dll)

 

Return Value

An enumerable collection of objects that implement IListBlobItem.

Example

 

The following code example lists blobs in a container first hierarchically, and then using a flat blob listing. Note that the two listings will differ only if the blobs in the container include a delimiter character in their names, and therefore constitute a virtual directory structure.

 

static void ListBlobsInContainer(Uri blobEndpoint, string accountName, string accountKey) { //Create service client for credentialed access to the Blob service. CloudBlobClient blobClient = new CloudBlobClient(blobEndpoint, new StorageCredentialsAccountAndKey(accountName, accountKey)); //Get a reference to the container. CloudBlobContainer container = blobClient.GetContainerReference("myblobs"); //List blobs and directories in this container hierarchically (which is the default listing). foreach (var blobItem in container.ListBlobs()) { Console.WriteLine(blobItem.Uri); } Console.WriteLine(); //List blobs in this container using a flat listing. BlobRequestOptions options = new BlobRequestOptions(); options.UseFlatBlobListing = true; //List snapshots, which requires a flat blob listing. options.BlobListingDetails = BlobListingDetails.Snapshots; foreach (var blobItem in container.ListBlobs(options)) { Console.WriteLine(blobItem.Uri); } }

 

Remarks

The types of objects returned by the ListBlobs method depend on the type of listing that is being performed. If the UseFlatBlobListing property is set to true, the listing will return an enumerable collection ofCloudBlob objects. If UseFlatBlobListing is set to false (the default value), the listing may return a collection containing CloudBlob objects and CloudBlobDirectory objects. The latter case provides a convenience for subsequent enumerations over a virtual blob hierarchy.

 

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