Is there any way to set TTL to a CloudQueueMessage?

Question

I'm using the Managed Library to do some tests and I've found that I cannot change the message TTL because the ExpirationTime property is protected internal.

I inherited a class from CloudQueueMessage and added a method to change the ExpirationTime, but the queue is ignoring the property and setting again to 7 days when I retrieve the message.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Juanma

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Answer 1

I've found that I can do it through REST but still can't find how to do it using the managed library.

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Juan Manuel Servera
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Answer 2

Hi Juan - thanks for the question.

You can use the following overloads for CloudQueue.AddMessage() which allow you to specify a timeToLive.  The first one additionally allows you to specify an initial invisibility delay.

AddMessage(CloudQueueMessage message, Nullable<TimeSpan> timeToLive, Nullable<TimeSpan> initialVisibilityDelay): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh563575.aspx

AddMessage(CloudQueueMessage message, TimeSpan timeToLive): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee772935.aspx

Let me know if you have any further questions on this!

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-Jeff