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CertificateStore.FindCertificateBySubjectString Method (String)

Finds a certificate with a subject that contains a specified string.

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Public Function FindCertificateBySubjectString( _
   ByVal subject As String _
) As Certificate
[C#]
public Certificate FindCertificateBySubjectString(
   string subject
);

Parameters

subject
The string to search for.

Return Value

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

Remarks

The string matching algorithm used is case-insensitive.

Exceptions

Exception TypeCondition
ArgumentNullExceptionsubject is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentExceptionsubject is invalid.

See Also

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