Attachments: How to get attachment metadata only?

There are few methods that allow you to download attachment metadata from a database:

• HeadAttachment
• GetAttachmentHeadersStartingWith

HeadAttachment

HeadAttachment can be used to download attachment metadata for a single attachment.

Syntax

Attachment HeadAttachment(string key);

Parameters
key	string	key of the attachment you want to download metadata for

Return Value
Attachment	Object that represents attachment.

Example

Attachment attachment = store
.DatabaseCommands
.HeadAttachment("albums/holidays/sea.jpg"); // null if does not exist

GetAttachmentHeadersStartingWith

GetAttachmentHeadersStartingWith can be used to download attachment metadata for a multiple attachments.

Syntax

IEnumerable<Attachment> GetAttachmentHeadersStartingWith(
string idPrefix,
int start,
int pageSize);

Parameters
idPrefix	string	prefix for which attachments should be returned
start	int	number of attachments that should be skipped
pageSize	int	maximum number of attachments that will be returned

Return Value
AttachmentInformation	Object that represents attachment metadata information.

Example

IEnumerable<Attachment> attachments = store
.DatabaseCommands
.GetAttachmentHeadersStartingWith("albums/holidays/", 0, 10);

Remarks

Data property in Attachment will return empty stream for the above methods.