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CertificateStore.FindCertificateBySubjectName Method (String, Certificate)

Finds a certificate with a matching subject name.

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Public Function FindCertificateBySubjectName( _
   ByVal name As String, _
   ByVal previous As Certificate _
) As Certificate
[C#]
public Certificate FindCertificateBySubjectName(
   string name,
   Certificate previous
);

Parameters

name
The X500 string to search for.
previous
The previous certificate.

Return Value

A Certificate with a matching subject name -or- a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if no matching certificate could be found in the store.

Exceptions

Exception TypeCondition
ArgumentNullExceptionname is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentExceptionname is invalid.
CertificateExceptionAn error occurs while encoding the specified string.

See Also

CertificateStore Class | Org.Mentalis.Security.Certificates Namespace | CertificateStore.FindCertificateBySubjectName Overload List