Creates the appropriate implementation of an IClaimsPrincipal based on the type of the specified IIdentity (e.g. WindowsClaimsPrincipal for a WindowsIdentity). Note the appropriate IClaimsIdentity is generated based on the specified IIdentity as well.
Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Claims
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in microsoft.identitymodel.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic 
Dim principal As IPrincipal
Dim windowsIssuerName As String
Dim returnValue As IClaimsPrincipal

returnValue = ClaimsPrincipal.CreateFromPrincipal(principal, windowsIssuerName)

Syntax

Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function CreateFromPrincipal ( _
		principal As IPrincipal, _
		windowsIssuerName As String _
) As IClaimsPrincipal
C# 
public static IClaimsPrincipal CreateFromPrincipal (
		IPrincipal principal,
		string windowsIssuerName
)
C++ 
public:
static IClaimsPrincipal^ CreateFromPrincipal (
		IPrincipal^ principal, 
		String^ windowsIssuerName
)
J# 
public static IClaimsPrincipal CreateFromPrincipal (
		IPrincipal principal, 
		String windowsIssuerName
)
JScript 
public static function CreateFromPrincipal (
		principal : IPrincipal, 
		windowsIssuerName : String
) : IClaimsPrincipal

Parameters

principal

An implementation of IPrincipal.

windowsIssuerName

The issuer name to use for Windows claims.

Return Value

A claims-based principal.

Exceptions

Exception type Condition

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Not tested on Windows XP

See Also