Win32_VolumeChangeEvent Class (Windows)

Win32_VolumeChangeEvent Class

Win32_VolumeChangeEvent Class

The Win32_VolumeChangeEvent WMI class represents a local drive event that results from the addition of a drive letter or mounted drive on the computer system. Network drives are not currently supported.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all of the inherited properties. Properties and methods are in alphabetic order, not MOF order.

Syntax

class Win32_VolumeChangeEvent : Win32_DeviceChangeEvent
{
  string DriveName;
  uint16 EventType;
  uint8  SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR[];
  uint64 TIME_CREATED;
};

Methods

The Win32_VolumeChangeEvent class does not define any methods.

Properties

The Win32_VolumeChangeEvent class defines the following properties.

DriveName

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only

Drive name (letter) that has been added or removed from the system.

EventType

Data type: uint16
Access type: Read-only

Type of event. This property is inherited from Win32_DeviceChangeEvent.

Value	Meaning
1	Configuration Changed
2	Device Arrival
3	Device Removal
4	Docking

SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR

Data type: uint8 array
Access type: Read-only

Descriptor used by the event provider to determine which users can receive the event. This property is inherited from __Event.

TIME_CREATED

Data type: uint64
Access type: Read-only

Unique value that indicates the time at which the event was generated. This property is inherited from __Event.

For more information about using uint64 values in scripts, see Scripting in WMI.

Remarks

The Win32_VolumeChangeEvent class is derived from Win32_DeviceChangeEvent.

Examples

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For C++ code examples, see WMI C++ Application Examples.

Requirements