BlobContainerClient Class

public static final String LOG_CONTAINER_NAME

Special container name for the logs container in the Storage account.

public static final String ROOT_CONTAINER_NAME

Special container name for the root container in the Storage account.

public static final String STATIC_WEBSITE_CONTAINER_NAME

Special container name for the static website container in the Storage account.

public void create()

Creates a new container within a storage account. If a container with the same name already exists, the operation fails. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

try {
     client.create();
     System.out.printf("Create completed%n");
 } catch (BlobStorageException error) {
     if (error.getErrorCode().equals(BlobErrorCode.CONTAINER_ALREADY_EXISTS)) {
         System.out.printf("Can't create container. It already exists %n");
     }
 }

public boolean createIfNotExists()

Creates a new container within a storage account if it does not exist. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

boolean result = client.createIfNotExists();
 System.out.println("Create completed: " + result);

Returns:

public Response createIfNotExistsWithResponse(BlobContainerCreateOptions options, Duration timeout, Context context)

Creates a new container within a storage account if it does not exist. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

Map<String, String> metadata = Collections.singletonMap("metadata", "value");
 Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");
 BlobContainerCreateOptions options = new BlobContainerCreateOptions().setMetadata(metadata)
     .setPublicAccessType(PublicAccessType.CONTAINER);

 Response<Boolean> response = client.createIfNotExistsWithResponse(options, timeout, context);
 if (response.getStatusCode() == 409) {
     System.out.println("Already existed.");
 } else {
     System.out.printf("Create completed with status %d%n", response.getStatusCode());
 }

Parameters:

Returns:

public Response createWithResponse(Map metadata, PublicAccessType accessType, Duration timeout, Context context)

Creates a new container within a storage account. If a container with the same name already exists, the operation fails. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

Map<String, String> metadata = Collections.singletonMap("metadata", "value");
 Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");

 System.out.printf("Create completed with status %d%n",
     client.createWithResponse(metadata, PublicAccessType.CONTAINER, timeout, context).getStatusCode());

Parameters:

Returns:

public void delete()

Marks the specified container for deletion. The container and any blobs contained within it are later deleted during garbage collection. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

try {
     client.delete();
     System.out.printf("Delete completed%n");
 } catch (BlobStorageException error) {
     if (error.getErrorCode().equals(BlobErrorCode.CONTAINER_NOT_FOUND)) {
         System.out.printf("Delete failed. Container was not found %n");
     }
 }

public boolean deleteIfExists()

Marks the specified container for deletion if it exists. The container and any blobs contained within it are later deleted during garbage collection. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

boolean result = client.deleteIfExists();
 System.out.println("Delete completed: " + result);

Returns:

public Response deleteIfExistsWithResponse(BlobRequestConditions requestConditions, Duration timeout, Context context)

Marks the specified container for deletion if it exists. The container and any blobs contained within it are later deleted during garbage collection. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

BlobRequestConditions requestConditions = new BlobRequestConditions()
     .setLeaseId(leaseId)
     .setIfUnmodifiedSince(OffsetDateTime.now().minusDays(3));
 Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");

 Response<Boolean> response = client.deleteIfExistsWithResponse(requestConditions, timeout, context);
 if (response.getStatusCode() == 404) {
     System.out.println("Does not exist.");
 } else {
     System.out.printf("Delete completed with status %d%n", response.getStatusCode());
 }

Parameters:

Returns:

public Response deleteWithResponse(BlobRequestConditions requestConditions, Duration timeout, Context context)

Marks the specified container for deletion. The container and any blobs contained within it are later deleted during garbage collection. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

BlobRequestConditions requestConditions = new BlobRequestConditions()
     .setLeaseId(leaseId)
     .setIfUnmodifiedSince(OffsetDateTime.now().minusDays(3));
 Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");

 System.out.printf("Delete completed with status %d%n", client.deleteWithResponse(
     requestConditions, timeout, context).getStatusCode());

Parameters:

Returns:

public boolean exists()

Gets if the container this client represents exists in the cloud.

Code Samples

System.out.printf("Exists? %b%n", client.exists());

Returns:

public Response existsWithResponse(Duration timeout, Context context)

Gets if the container this client represents exists in the cloud.

Code Samples

Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");
 System.out.printf("Exists? %b%n", client.existsWithResponse(timeout, context).getValue());

Parameters:

Returns:

public PagedIterable findBlobsByTags(FindBlobsOptions options, Duration timeout, Context context)

Returns a lazy loaded list of blobs in this account whose tags match the query expression. The returned PagedIterable<T> can be consumed while new items are automatically retrieved as needed. For more information, including information on the query syntax, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");
 client.findBlobsByTags(new FindBlobsOptions("where=tag=value").setMaxResultsPerPage(10), timeout, context)
     .forEach(blob -> System.out.printf("Name: %s%n", blob.getName()));

Parameters:

Returns:

public PagedIterable findBlobsByTags(String query)

Returns a lazy loaded list of blobs in this container whose tags match the query expression. The returned PagedIterable<T> can be consumed while new items are automatically retrieved as needed. For more information, including information on the query syntax, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

TODO

client.findBlobsByTags("where=tag=value").forEach(blob -> System.out.printf("Name: %s%n", blob.getName()));

Parameters:

Returns:

public String generateSas(BlobServiceSasSignatureValues blobServiceSasSignatureValues)

Generates a service SAS for the container using the specified BlobServiceSasSignatureValues

Note : The client must be authenticated via StorageSharedKeyCredential

See BlobServiceSasSignatureValues for more information on how to construct a service SAS.

Code Samples

OffsetDateTime expiryTime = OffsetDateTime.now().plusDays(1);
 BlobContainerSasPermission permission = new BlobContainerSasPermission().setReadPermission(true);

 BlobServiceSasSignatureValues values = new BlobServiceSasSignatureValues(expiryTime, permission)
     .setStartTime(OffsetDateTime.now());

 client.generateSas(values); // Client must be authenticated via StorageSharedKeyCredential

Parameters:

Returns:

public String generateSas(BlobServiceSasSignatureValues blobServiceSasSignatureValues, Context context)

Generates a service SAS for the container using the specified BlobServiceSasSignatureValues

Note : The client must be authenticated via StorageSharedKeyCredential

See BlobServiceSasSignatureValues for more information on how to construct a service SAS.

Code Samples

OffsetDateTime expiryTime = OffsetDateTime.now().plusDays(1);
 BlobContainerSasPermission permission = new BlobContainerSasPermission().setReadPermission(true);

 BlobServiceSasSignatureValues values = new BlobServiceSasSignatureValues(expiryTime, permission)
     .setStartTime(OffsetDateTime.now());

 // Client must be authenticated via StorageSharedKeyCredential
 client.generateSas(values, new Context("key", "value"));

Parameters:

Returns:

public String generateSas(BlobServiceSasSignatureValues blobServiceSasSignatureValues, Consumer stringToSignHandler, Context context)

Generates a service SAS for the container using the specified BlobServiceSasSignatureValues

Note : The client must be authenticated via StorageSharedKeyCredential

See BlobServiceSasSignatureValues for more information on how to construct a service SAS.

Parameters:

Returns:

public String generateUserDelegationSas(BlobServiceSasSignatureValues blobServiceSasSignatureValues, UserDelegationKey userDelegationKey)

Generates a user delegation SAS for the container using the specified BlobServiceSasSignatureValues.

See BlobServiceSasSignatureValues for more information on how to construct a user delegation SAS.

Code Samples

OffsetDateTime myExpiryTime = OffsetDateTime.now().plusDays(1);
 BlobContainerSasPermission myPermission = new BlobContainerSasPermission().setReadPermission(true);

 BlobServiceSasSignatureValues myValues = new BlobServiceSasSignatureValues(expiryTime, permission)
     .setStartTime(OffsetDateTime.now());

 client.generateUserDelegationSas(values, userDelegationKey);

Parameters:

Returns:

public String generateUserDelegationSas(BlobServiceSasSignatureValues blobServiceSasSignatureValues, UserDelegationKey userDelegationKey, String accountName, Context context)

Generates a user delegation SAS for the container using the specified BlobServiceSasSignatureValues.

See BlobServiceSasSignatureValues for more information on how to construct a user delegation SAS.

Code Samples

OffsetDateTime myExpiryTime = OffsetDateTime.now().plusDays(1);
 BlobContainerSasPermission myPermission = new BlobContainerSasPermission().setReadPermission(true);

 BlobServiceSasSignatureValues myValues = new BlobServiceSasSignatureValues(expiryTime, permission)
     .setStartTime(OffsetDateTime.now());

 client.generateUserDelegationSas(values, userDelegationKey, accountName, new Context("key", "value"));

Parameters:

Returns:

public String generateUserDelegationSas(BlobServiceSasSignatureValues blobServiceSasSignatureValues, UserDelegationKey userDelegationKey, String accountName, Consumer stringToSignHandler, Context context)

Generates a user delegation SAS for the container using the specified BlobServiceSasSignatureValues.

See BlobServiceSasSignatureValues for more information on how to construct a user delegation SAS.

Parameters:

Returns:

public BlobContainerAccessPolicies getAccessPolicy()

Returns the container's permissions. The permissions indicate whether container's blobs may be accessed publicly. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

BlobContainerAccessPolicies accessPolicies = client.getAccessPolicy();
 System.out.printf("Blob Access Type: %s%n", accessPolicies.getBlobAccessType());

 for (BlobSignedIdentifier identifier : accessPolicies.getIdentifiers()) {
     System.out.printf("Identifier Name: %s, Permissions %s%n",
         identifier.getId(),
         identifier.getAccessPolicy().getPermissions());
 }

Returns:

public Response getAccessPolicyWithResponse(String leaseId, Duration timeout, Context context)

Returns the container's permissions. The permissions indicate whether container's blobs may be accessed publicly. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");
 BlobContainerAccessPolicies accessPolicies = client.getAccessPolicyWithResponse(leaseId, timeout, context)
     .getValue();
 System.out.printf("Blob Access Type: %s%n", accessPolicies.getBlobAccessType());

 for (BlobSignedIdentifier identifier : accessPolicies.getIdentifiers()) {
     System.out.printf("Identifier Name: %s, Permissions %s%n",
         identifier.getId(),
         identifier.getAccessPolicy().getPermissions());
 }

Parameters:

Returns:

public StorageAccountInfo getAccountInfo(Duration timeout)

Returns the sku name and account kind for the account. For more information, please see the Azure Docs.

Parameters:

 StorageAccountInfo accountInfo = client.getAccountInfo(timeout);
 System.out.printf("Account Kind: %s, SKU: %s%n", accountInfo.getAccountKind(), accountInfo.getSkuName());
 

Returns:

public Response getAccountInfoWithResponse(Duration timeout, Context context)

Returns the sku name and account kind for the account. For more information, please see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");
 StorageAccountInfo accountInfo = client.getAccountInfoWithResponse(timeout, context).getValue();
 System.out.printf("Account Kind: %s, SKU: %s%n", accountInfo.getAccountKind(), accountInfo.getSkuName());

Parameters:

Returns:

public String getAccountName()

Get associated account name.

Returns:

public String getAccountUrl()

Get the url of the storage account.

Returns:

public BlobClient getBlobClient(String blobName)

Initializes a new BlobClient object by concatenating blobName to the end of ContainerAsyncClient's URL. The new BlobClient uses the same request policy pipeline as the ContainerAsyncClient.

Parameters:

 BlobClient blobClient = client.getBlobClient(blobName);
 

Returns:

public BlobClient getBlobClient(String blobName, String snapshot)

Initializes a new BlobClient object by concatenating blobName to the end of ContainerAsyncClient's URL. The new BlobClient uses the same request policy pipeline as the ContainerAsyncClient.

Code Samples

BlobClient blobClient = client.getBlobClient(blobName, snapshot);

Parameters:

Returns:

public String getBlobContainerName()

Get the container name.

Code Samples

String containerName = client.getBlobContainerName();
 System.out.println("The name of the blob is " + containerName);

Returns:

public String getBlobContainerUrl()

Gets the URL of the container represented by this client.

Returns:

public BlobClient getBlobVersionClient(String blobName, String versionId)

Initializes a new BlobClient object by concatenating blobName to the end of ContainerAsyncClient's URL. The new BlobClient uses the same request policy pipeline as the ContainerAsyncClient.

Parameters:

Returns:

public CpkInfo getCustomerProvidedKey()

Gets the CpkInfo associated with this client that will be passed to BlobClient when getBlobClient(String blobName) is called.

Returns:

public String getEncryptionScope()

Gets the encryption scope used to encrypt this blob's content on the server.

Returns:

public HttpPipeline getHttpPipeline()

Gets the HttpPipeline powering this client.

Returns:

public BlobContainerProperties getProperties()

Returns the container's metadata and system properties. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

BlobContainerProperties properties = client.getProperties();
 System.out.printf("Public Access Type: %s, Legal Hold? %b, Immutable? %b%n",
     properties.getBlobPublicAccess(),
     properties.hasLegalHold(),
     properties.hasImmutabilityPolicy());

Returns:

public Response getPropertiesWithResponse(String leaseId, Duration timeout, Context context)

Returns the container's metadata and system properties. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");

 BlobContainerProperties properties = client.getPropertiesWithResponse(leaseId, timeout, context)
     .getValue();
 System.out.printf("Public Access Type: %s, Legal Hold? %b, Immutable? %b%n",
     properties.getBlobPublicAccess(),
     properties.hasLegalHold(),
     properties.hasImmutabilityPolicy());

Parameters:

Returns:

public BlobServiceClient getServiceClient()

Get a client pointing to the account.

Returns:

public BlobServiceVersion getServiceVersion()

Gets the service version the client is using.

Returns:

public PagedIterable listBlobs()

Returns a lazy loaded list of blobs in this container, with folder structures flattened. The returned PagedIterable<T> can be consumed through while new items are automatically retrieved as needed.

Blob names are returned in lexicographic order.

For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

client.listBlobs().forEach(blob ->
     System.out.printf("Name: %s, Directory? %b%n", blob.getName(), blob.isPrefix()));

Returns:

public PagedIterable listBlobs(ListBlobsOptions options, String continuationToken, Duration timeout)

Returns a lazy loaded list of blobs in this container, with folder structures flattened. The returned PagedIterable<T> can be consumed through while new items are automatically retrieved as needed.

Blob names are returned in lexicographic order.

For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

ListBlobsOptions options = new ListBlobsOptions()
     .setPrefix("prefixToMatch")
     .setDetails(new BlobListDetails()
         .setRetrieveDeletedBlobs(true)
         .setRetrieveSnapshots(true));

 String continuationToken = "continuationToken";

 client.listBlobs(options, continuationToken, timeout).forEach(blob ->
     System.out.printf("Name: %s, Directory? %b, Deleted? %b, Snapshot ID: %s%n",
         blob.getName(),
         blob.isPrefix(),
         blob.isDeleted(),
         blob.getSnapshot()));

Parameters:

Returns:

public PagedIterable listBlobs(ListBlobsOptions options, Duration timeout)

Returns a lazy loaded list of blobs in this container, with folder structures flattened. The returned PagedIterable<T> can be consumed through while new items are automatically retrieved as needed.

Blob names are returned in lexicographic order.

For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

ListBlobsOptions options = new ListBlobsOptions()
     .setPrefix("prefixToMatch")
     .setDetails(new BlobListDetails()
         .setRetrieveDeletedBlobs(true)
         .setRetrieveSnapshots(true));

 client.listBlobs(options, timeout).forEach(blob ->
     System.out.printf("Name: %s, Directory? %b, Deleted? %b, Snapshot ID: %s%n",
         blob.getName(),
         blob.isPrefix(),
         blob.isDeleted(),
         blob.getSnapshot()));

Parameters:

Returns:

public PagedIterable listBlobsByHierarchy(String directory)

Returns a reactive Publisher emitting all the blobs and directories (prefixes) under the given directory (prefix). Directories will have isPrefix() set to true.

Blob names are returned in lexicographic order. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

E.g. listing a container containing a 'foo' folder, which contains blobs 'foo1' and 'foo2', and a blob on the root level 'bar', will return the following results when prefix=null:

• foo/ (isPrefix = true)
• bar (isPrefix = false)

will return the following results when prefix="foo/":

• foo/foo1 (isPrefix = false)
• foo/foo2 (isPrefix = false)

Code Samples

client.listBlobsByHierarchy("directoryName").forEach(blob ->
     System.out.printf("Name: %s, Directory? %b%n", blob.getName(), blob.isPrefix()));

Parameters:

Returns:

public PagedIterable listBlobsByHierarchy(String delimiter, ListBlobsOptions options, Duration timeout)

Returns a reactive Publisher emitting all the blobs and prefixes (directories) under the given prefix (directory). Directories will have isPrefix() set to true.

Blob names are returned in lexicographic order. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

E.g. listing a container containing a 'foo' folder, which contains blobs 'foo1' and 'foo2', and a blob on the root level 'bar', will return the following results when prefix=null:

• foo/ (isPrefix = true)
• bar (isPrefix = false)

will return the following results when prefix="foo/":

• foo/foo1 (isPrefix = false)
• foo/foo2 (isPrefix = false)

Code Samples

ListBlobsOptions options = new ListBlobsOptions()
     .setPrefix("directoryName")
     .setDetails(new BlobListDetails()
         .setRetrieveDeletedBlobs(true)
         .setRetrieveSnapshots(false));

 client.listBlobsByHierarchy("/", options, timeout).forEach(blob ->
     System.out.printf("Name: %s, Directory? %b, Deleted? %b, Snapshot ID: %s%n",
         blob.getName(),
         blob.isPrefix(),
         blob.isDeleted(),
         blob.getSnapshot()));

Parameters:

Returns:

public void setAccessPolicy(PublicAccessType accessType, List identifiers)

Sets the container's permissions. The permissions indicate whether blobs in a container may be accessed publicly. Note that, for each signed identifier, we will truncate the start and expiry times to the nearest second to ensure the time formatting is compatible with the service. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

BlobSignedIdentifier identifier = new BlobSignedIdentifier()
     .setId("name")
     .setAccessPolicy(new BlobAccessPolicy()
         .setStartsOn(OffsetDateTime.now())
         .setExpiresOn(OffsetDateTime.now().plusDays(7))
         .setPermissions("permissionString"));

 try {
     client.setAccessPolicy(PublicAccessType.CONTAINER, Collections.singletonList(identifier));
     System.out.printf("Set Access Policy completed %n");
 } catch (UnsupportedOperationException error) {
     System.out.printf("Set Access Policy completed %s%n", error);
 }

Parameters:

public Response setAccessPolicyWithResponse(PublicAccessType accessType, List identifiers, BlobRequestConditions requestConditions, Duration timeout, Context context)

Sets the container's permissions. The permissions indicate whether blobs in a container may be accessed publicly. Note that, for each signed identifier, we will truncate the start and expiry times to the nearest second to ensure the time formatting is compatible with the service. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

BlobSignedIdentifier identifier = new BlobSignedIdentifier()
     .setId("name")
     .setAccessPolicy(new BlobAccessPolicy()
         .setStartsOn(OffsetDateTime.now())
         .setExpiresOn(OffsetDateTime.now().plusDays(7))
         .setPermissions("permissionString"));

 BlobRequestConditions requestConditions = new BlobRequestConditions()
     .setLeaseId(leaseId)
     .setIfUnmodifiedSince(OffsetDateTime.now().minusDays(3));

 Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");

 System.out.printf("Set access policy completed with status %d%n",
     client.setAccessPolicyWithResponse(PublicAccessType.CONTAINER,
         Collections.singletonList(identifier),
         requestConditions,
         timeout,
         context).getStatusCode());

Parameters:

Returns:

public void setMetadata(Map metadata)

Sets the container's metadata. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

Map<String, String> metadata = Collections.singletonMap("metadata", "value");
 try {
     client.setMetadata(metadata);
     System.out.printf("Set metadata completed with status %n");
 } catch (UnsupportedOperationException error) {
     System.out.printf("Fail while setting metadata %n");
 }

Parameters:

public Response setMetadataWithResponse(Map metadata, BlobRequestConditions requestConditions, Duration timeout, Context context)

Sets the container's metadata. For more information, see the Azure Docs.

Code Samples

Map<String, String> metadata = Collections.singletonMap("metadata", "value");
 BlobRequestConditions requestConditions = new BlobRequestConditions()
     .setLeaseId(leaseId)
     .setIfUnmodifiedSince(OffsetDateTime.now().minusDays(3));
 Context context = new Context("Key", "Value");

 System.out.printf("Set metadata completed with status %d%n",
     client.setMetadataWithResponse(metadata, requestConditions, timeout, context).getStatusCode());

Parameters:

Returns: