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__Provider class

Applies to: desktop apps only

The __Provider system class is an abstract base class that serves as the parent class for the __Win32Provider system class.

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

Syntax

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[abstract]class __Provider : __SystemClass
{
  string Name;
};

Members

The __Provider class inherits from __SystemClass. __Provider also has these types of members:

Properties

Properties

The __Provider class has these properties.

Name

Data type: string
Access type: Read/write
Qualifiers: Key

Language-neutral string that uniquely identifies the provider. The following format is suggested to prevent naming conflicts:

vendor|provider|version

For example, this provider name represents version 1.0 of the Microsoft TestProvider:

"Microsoft|TestProvider|V1.0"

Remarks

The __Provider class is derived from __SystemClass, which has no properties.

Providers create __Win32Provider instances to specify information about their physical implementation.

Examples

For script code examples, see WMI Tasks for Scripts and Applications and the TechNet ScriptCenter Script Repository.

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

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server
Namespace	all WMI namespaces