GetNameInfo Method

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<NotNullAttribute()>
Function GetNameInfo( _
   ByVal nameType As X509NameType, _
   ByVal forIssuer As Boolean _
) As String

'Usage
 
Dim instance As IPkiCertificate
Dim nameType As X509NameType
Dim forIssuer As Boolean
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.GetNameInfo(nameType, forIssuer)

[NotNull()]
string GetNameInfo( 
   X509NameType nameType,
   bool forIssuer
)

[NotNull()]
String^ GetNameInfo( 
   X509NameType nameType,
   bool forIssuer
)

Parameters

nameType
forIssuer

Return Value

This method never returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentException	One of the arguments provided to a method is not valid. This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.
System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException	An error occurred during a cryptographic operation. This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

Exception

Description

System.ArgumentException

One of the arguments provided to a method is not valid.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException

An error occurred during a cryptographic operation.

This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

IPkiCertificate Interface
IPkiCertificate Members

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