ManagementProbeAttribute Class (System.Management.Instrumentation)

.NET Framework Class Library

ManagementProbeAttribute Class

The ManagementProbe attribute indicates that a property or field represents a read-only WMI property.

Namespace: System.Management.Instrumentation
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property Or AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple := False)> _
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ManagementProbeAttribute _
    Inherits ManagementMemberAttribute

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ManagementProbeAttribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple = false)]
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)]
public sealed class ManagementProbeAttribute : ManagementMemberAttribute

Visual C++

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Property|AttributeTargets::Field, AllowMultiple = false)]
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)]
public ref class ManagementProbeAttribute sealed : public ManagementMemberAttribute

JScript

public final class ManagementProbeAttribute extends ManagementMemberAttribute

Remarks

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.

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.

The property or field must be public. The class that contains the property must be marked with the ManagementEntityAttribute attribute. Any fields or properties in the class that are not marked with this or another WMI Provider Extensions attribute will not be instrumented.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the ManagementProbe attribute to indicate that a field represents a read-only WMI property.

[ManagementProbe]
string count;

The next example shows how to use the ManagementProbe attribute to mark a property.

[C#]

// Use the ManagementProbe attribute to specify that a property
// is a read-only property in the provider. Consumers will be
// able to get this property value through WMI.
[ManagementProbe]
public int ReadOnlyProperty
{
    get { return this.propertyValue; }
}

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System..::.Attribute
    System.Management.Instrumentation..::.ManagementMemberAttribute
      System.Management.Instrumentation..::.ManagementProbeAttribute

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.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5

Reference

ManagementProbeAttribute Members

System.Management.Instrumentation Namespace

ManagementConfigurationAttribute

ManagementKeyAttribute

ManagementTaskAttribute

Other Resources

WMI Provider Extensions