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ManagementObjectSearcher.Get Method

Invokes the specified WMI query and returns the resulting collection.

Namespace:  System.Management
Assembly:  System.Management (in System.Management.dll)
'Declaration
Public Function Get As ManagementObjectCollection

Return Value

Type: System.Management.ManagementObjectCollection
A ManagementObjectCollection containing the objects that match the specified query.

.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.

The following example initializes a new instance of the ManagementObjectSearcher class with a specific query, scope, and enumeration options.

Imports System
Imports System.Management


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

        Dim s As New ManagementObjectSearcher( _
            "root\MyApp", _
            "SELECT * FROM Win32_Service", _
            New EnumerationOptions( _
            Nothing, System.TimeSpan.MaxValue, 1, _
            True, False, True, True, False, _
            True, True))


        For Each service As ManagementObject In s.Get()
            'show the instance
            Console.WriteLine(service.ToString())
        Next 


    End Function 'Main
End Class 'Sample

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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