IWbemServices::DeleteClass method (wbemcli.h)

The IWbemServices::DeleteClass method deletes the specified class from the current namespace. If a dynamic instance provider is associated with the class, the provider is unregistered, and it is no longer called for by that class. Any classes that derive from the deleted class are also deleted, and their associated providers are unregistered. All outstanding static instances of the specified class and its subclasses are also deleted when the class is deleted.

If a dynamic class provider provides the class, the success of the deletion depends on whether the provider supports class deletion.

Syntax

HRESULT DeleteClass(
  [in]  const BSTR      strClass,
  [in]  long            lFlags,
  [in]  IWbemContext    *pCtx,
  [out] IWbemCallResult **ppCallResult
);

Parameters

[in] strClass

Name of the class targeted for deletion.

[in] lFlags

One of the following values can be set.

WBEM_FLAG_RETURN_IMMEDIATELY

This flag causes this to be a semisynchronous call. For more information, see Calling a Method.

WBEM_FLAG_OWNER_UPDATE

Indicates that the caller is a push provider.

[in] pCtx

Typically NULL. Otherwise, this is a pointer to an IWbemContext object that may be used by the provider deleting the class. The values in the context object must be specified in the documentation for the provider in question. For more information about this parameter, see Making Calls to WMI.

[out] ppCallResult

If NULL, this parameter is not used. If ppCallResult is specified, it must be set to point to NULL on entry. If the lFlags parameter contains WBEM_FLAG_RETURN_IMMEDIATELY, this call returns immediately with WBEM_S_NO_ERROR. The ppCallResult parameter receives a pointer to a new IWbemCallResult object, which can then be polled to obtain the result using the GetCallStatus method.

Return value

This method returns an HRESULT indicating the status of the method call. The following list lists the value contained within an HRESULT.

On failure, you can obtain any available information from the COM function GetErrorInfo.

COM-specific error codes may also be returned if network problems cause you to lose the remote connection to Windows Management.

Requirements

See also

IWbemServices

IWbemServices::DeleteClassAsync

Retrieving an Error Code