Azure SDK for .NET - Storage Samples

Introduction to Azure Storage Samples

This section provides a curated collection of code samples demonstrating how to use the Azure SDK for .NET to interact with various Azure Storage services. These samples cover common scenarios, from basic operations like uploading and downloading blobs to more advanced configurations for queues and tables.

Storage Service Categories

Blob Storage

Azure Blob Storage is an object storage solution for the cloud. It's optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data, such as text or binary data.

• Uploading and Downloading Blobs

  Learn how to upload files to a blob container and download them back to your local machine using the BlobServiceClient.

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• Managing Blob Containers

  Discover how to create, list, and delete blob containers within your storage account.

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• Working with Blob Properties and Metadata

  Understand how to set and retrieve metadata and system properties for your blobs.

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Queue Storage

Azure Queue Storage is a service that stores large numbers of messages that can be accessed from anywhere in the world. Use Queue Storage to build applications that require reliable message processing.

• Sending and Receiving Messages

  Demonstrates sending messages to a queue and dequeuing them for processing.

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• Managing Queues

  Examples for creating, listing, and clearing queues.

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Table Storage

Azure Table Storage stores large amounts of structured, non-relational data. It's a NoSQL key-attribute store that can be a cost-effective way to store and access data.

• Creating and Querying Entities

  Shows how to insert new entities and query existing ones based on partition and row keys.

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• Upserting and Deleting Entities

  Learn to update existing entities or insert new ones (upsert) and how to delete entities.

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Getting Started with the Samples

To run these samples, you will need:

• An Azure subscription.
• An Azure Storage Account.
• The Azure SDK for .NET libraries installed. You can install them via NuGet package manager. For example, for Blob Storage:

  dotnet add package Azure.Storage.Blobs

• Your storage account connection string or access key.

Example: Blob Upload (Conceptual Snippet)

Here's a glimpse of how a blob upload might look:

using Azure.Storage.Blobs;

// Your connection string
string connectionString = "YOUR_AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING";
BlobServiceClient blobServiceClient = new BlobServiceClient(connectionString);

// Get a reference to a container
BlobContainerClient containerClient = blobServiceClient.GetBlobContainerClient("my-sample-container");
containerClient.CreateIfNotExists(); // Create the container if it doesn't exist

// Get a reference to a blob
string blobName = "my-sample-blob.txt";
BlobClient blobClient = containerClient.GetBlobClient(blobName);

// Upload a file
using (var fileStream = File.OpenRead("path/to/your/local/file.txt"))
{
    blobClient.UploadAsync(fileStream, overwrite: true);
    Console.WriteLine($"Uploaded blob '{blobName}' to container '{containerClient.Name}'.");
}
        

Further Resources

• Azure Blob Storage Documentation
• Azure Queue Storage Documentation
• Azure Table Storage Documentation
• Azure SDK for .NET Storage Repository (GitHub)