CreateNew Method

Creates a new SAML message with the given type.

Syntax

int CreateNew(int iOutputType);

Remarks

Use this method to create a new SAML message with the specified content type. The following values are supported:

• cstyNone (0)
• cstyAssertionIDRequest (1)
• cstySubjectQuery (2)
• cstyAuthnQuery (3)
• cstyAttributeQuery (4)
• cstyAuthzDecisionQuery (5)
• cstyAuthnRequest (6)
• cstyManageNameIDRequest (7)
• cstyLogoutRequest (8)
• cstyNameIDMappingRequest (9)
• cstyArtifactResolve (10)
• cstyResponse (11)

Depending on the chosen content type, use properties of class to tune up the parameters of the chosen subtype. For example, if using cstyAuthnQuery as your content type, use AuthnQuery property to adjust context class references or comparison settings.

Error Handling

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)