AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Returns detailed information about an extension that has been registered.

If you specify a VersionId, DescribeType returns information about that specific extension version. Otherwise, it returns information about the default extension version.

Note:

This is an asynchronous operation using the standard naming convention for .NET 4.5 or higher. For .NET 3.5 the operation is implemented as a pair of methods using the standard naming convention of BeginDescribeType and EndDescribeType.

Namespace: Amazon.CloudFormation
Assembly: AWSSDK.CloudFormation.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public virtual Task<DescribeTypeResponse> DescribeTypeAsync(
         DescribeTypeRequest request,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.CloudFormation.Model.DescribeTypeRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the DescribeType service method.

cancellationToken
Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken

A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of cancellation.

Return Value


The response from the DescribeType service method, as returned by CloudFormation.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
CFNRegistryException An error occurred during a CloudFormation registry operation.
TypeNotFoundException The specified extension doesn't exist in the CloudFormation registry.

Version Information

.NET Core App:
Supported in: 3.1

.NET Standard:
Supported in: 2.0

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5

See Also