ECDsa.TryExportECPrivateKey(Span<Byte>, Int32) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:

System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms.dll

Attempts to export the current key in the ECPrivateKey format into a provided buffer.

public:
 virtual bool TryExportECPrivateKey(Span<System::Byte> destination, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] int % bytesWritten);

public virtual bool TryExportECPrivateKey (Span<byte> destination, out int bytesWritten);

abstract member TryExportECPrivateKey : Span<byte> * int -> bool
override this.TryExportECPrivateKey : Span<byte> * int -> bool

Public Overridable Function TryExportECPrivateKey (destination As Span(Of Byte), ByRef bytesWritten As Integer) As Boolean

Parameters

destination

Span<Byte>

The byte span to receive the ECPrivateKey data.

bytesWritten

Int32

When this method returns, contains a value that indicates the number of bytes written to destination. This parameter is treated as uninitialized.

Returns

Boolean

true if destination is big enough to receive the output; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

CryptographicException

The key could not be exported.

See also

• ExportECPrivateKey()