MethodData Class

Definition

public ref class MethodData

public class MethodData

type MethodData = class

Public Class MethodData

Inheritance

Object

MethodData

Examples

The following example lists information about the Win32_Process.Create method using the MethodData class. For more information on the Win32_Process class, see the Windows Management Instrumentation documentation.

using System;
using System.Management;

public class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {

        // Get the WMI class
        ManagementClass processClass =
            new ManagementClass("Win32_Process");
        processClass.Options.UseAmendedQualifiers = true;

        // Get the methods in the class
        MethodDataCollection methods =
            processClass.Methods;

        // display the method names
        Console.WriteLine("Method Name: ");
        foreach (MethodData method in methods)
        {
            if(method.Name.Equals("Create"))
            {
                Console.WriteLine(method.Name);
                Console.WriteLine("Description: " +
                    method.Qualifiers["Description"].Value);
                Console.WriteLine();

                Console.WriteLine("In-parameters: ");
                foreach(PropertyData i in
                    method.InParameters.Properties)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(i.Name);
                }
                Console.WriteLine();

                Console.WriteLine("Out-parameters: ");
                foreach(PropertyData o in
                    method.OutParameters.Properties)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(o.Name);
                }
                Console.WriteLine();

                Console.WriteLine("Qualifiers: ");
                foreach(QualifierData q in
                    method.Qualifiers)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(q.Name);
                }
                Console.WriteLine();
            }
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Management


Public Class Sample
    Public Overloads Shared Function _
        Main(ByVal args() As String) As Integer

        ' Get the WMI class
        Dim processClass As ManagementClass = _
            New ManagementClass("Win32_Process")
        processClass.Options.UseAmendedQualifiers = True

        ' Get the methods in the class
        Dim methods As MethodDataCollection = _
            processClass.Methods

        ' display the method names
        Console.WriteLine("Method Name: ")
        For Each method As MethodData In methods

            If (method.Name.Equals("Create")) Then

                Console.WriteLine(method.Name)
                Console.WriteLine("Description: " & _
                    method.Qualifiers("Description").Value)
                Console.WriteLine()

                Console.WriteLine("In-parameters: ")
                For Each i As PropertyData In _
                    method.InParameters.Properties

                    Console.WriteLine(i.Name)
                Next
                Console.WriteLine()

                Console.WriteLine("Out-parameters: ")
                For Each o As PropertyData In _
                    method.OutParameters.Properties

                    Console.WriteLine(o.Name)
                Next
                Console.WriteLine()

                Console.WriteLine("Qualifiers: ")
                For Each q As QualifierData In _
                    method.Qualifiers

                    Console.WriteLine(q.Name)
                Next
                Console.WriteLine()

            End If
        Next

    End Function 'Main
End Class