Azure Queue Storage (QueueClient vs CloudQueue)

Jeffrey Pham 1 Reputation point
2022-09-07T19:15:55.38+00:00

I have been using QueueClient to handle all functionality with the Storage Queue. I noticed in a few examples online that there is a CloudQueue, that has several more methods.

What is the difference between the two? Why would you use one over the other?

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  1. Sumarigo-MSFT 43,406 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2022-09-13T18:10:28.777+00:00

    @Jeffrey Pham Appreciated your patience!

    Azure Storage client libraries for .NET - Azure for .NET Developers | Microsoft Learn

    Azure.Storage.Queues are the v12 version of the SDK, Microsoft.Azure.Storage.Queue is the v11 version. . .

    Typically we recommend using the latest version of the SDK, and typically only one version of the SDK per application.

    Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.

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