ManagementClass.CreateInstance Method
Definition
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Initializes a new instance of the WMI class.
public:
System::Management::ManagementObject ^ CreateInstance();public System.Management.ManagementObject CreateInstance();member this.CreateInstance : unit -> System.Management.ManagementObjectPublic Function CreateInstance () As ManagementObjectReturns
A ManagementObject that represents a new instance of the WMI class.
Examples
The following example shows how to initialize a ManagementClass variable with a ManagementClass constructor and then create a new instance of a WMI class.
using System;
using System.Management;
public class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
ManagementClass envClass =
new ManagementClass("Win32_Environment");
ManagementObject newInstance =
envClass.CreateInstance();
newInstance["Name"] = "testEnvironmentVariable";
newInstance["VariableValue"] = "testValue";
newInstance["UserName"] = "<SYSTEM>";
newInstance.Put(); //to commit the new instance.
}
}
Imports System.Management
Class Sample
Public Overloads Shared Function _
Main(ByVal args() As String) As Integer
Dim envClass As New ManagementClass( _
"Win32_Environment")
Dim newInstance As ManagementObject
newInstance = envClass.CreateInstance()
newInstance("Name") = "testEnvironmentVariable"
newInstance("VariableValue") = "testValue"
newInstance("UserName") = "<SYSTEM>"
newInstance.Put() 'to commit the new instance.
End Function
End Class
Remarks
Note that the new instance is not committed until the Put() method is called. Before committing it, the key properties must be specified.
.NET Framework Security
Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
