ManagementEntityAttribute Class (System.Management.Instrumentation)

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ManagementEntityAttribute Class

The ManagementEntity attribute indicates that a class provides management information exposed through a WMI provider.

Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.Management.Instrumentation.ManagementEntityAttribute

Namespace:  System.Management.Instrumentation
Assembly:  System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple := False, Inherited := False)> _
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ManagementEntityAttribute _
	Inherits Attribute
C#
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)]
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)]
public sealed class ManagementEntityAttribute : Attribute
Visual C++
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)]
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)]
public ref class ManagementEntityAttribute sealed : public Attribute
F#
[<Sealed>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)>]
[<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)>]
type ManagementEntityAttribute =  
    class
        inherit Attribute
    end

The ManagementEntityAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  Name Description
Public method ManagementEntityAttribute Initializes a new instance of the ManagementEntityAttribute class. This is the default constructor.
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Properties
  Name Description
Public property External Gets or sets a value that specifies whether the class represents a WMI class in a provider implemented external to the current assembly.
Public property Name Gets or sets the name of the WMI class.
Public property Singleton Specifies whether the associated class represents a singleton WMI class.
Public property TypeId When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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Methods
  Name Description
Public method Equals Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method IsDefaultAttribute When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Explicit Interface Implementations
  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetIDsOfNames Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetTypeInfo Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.Invoke Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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Remarks

The class marked by this attribute must be public.

Note Note

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: MayLeakOnAbort. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.
Examples

The following example shows how to use the ManagementEntity attribute to mark a class.

// Use the ManagementEntity attribute on the class to specify that this // class contains management information that is available from
// provider.
    
    [ManagementEntity(Name = "MortgageCalc")]
    public class MortgageCalcWMIProvider
    {
    }
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also

Reference

System.Management.Instrumentation Namespace

Other Resources

WMI Provider Extensions