Represents a data management object.

For a list of all members of this type, see ManagementObject Members.

System.Object
   System.MarshalByRefObject
      System.ComponentModel.Component
         System.Management.ManagementBaseObject
            System.Management.ManagementObject
               System.Management.ManagementClass

[Visual Basic]
<Serializable>
Public Class ManagementObject
   Inherits ManagementBaseObject
[C#]
[Serializable]
public class ManagementObject : ManagementBaseObject
[C++]
[Serializable]
public __gc class ManagementObject : public ManagementBaseObject
[JScript]
public
   Serializable
class ManagementObject extends ManagementBaseObject

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.

Example

[C#] 
using System;
using System.Management;

// This example demonstrates reading a property of a ManagementObject.
class Sample_ManagementObject
{
    public static int Main(string[] args) {
        ManagementObject disk = new ManagementObject(
            "win32_logicaldisk.deviceid=\"c:\"");
        disk.Get();
        Console.WriteLine("Logical Disk Size = " + disk["Size"] + " bytes");
        return 0;
    }
}
   
[Visual Basic] 
Imports System
Imports System.Management

' This example demonstrates reading a property of a ManagementObject.
Class Sample_ManagementObject
    Overloads Public Shared Function Main(args() As String) As Integer
        Dim disk As New ManagementObject("win32_logicaldisk.deviceid=""c:""")
        disk.Get()
        Console.WriteLine(("Logical Disk Size = " & disk("Size").ToString() _
            & " bytes"))
        Return 0
    End Function
End Class
   

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Management

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

Assembly: System.Management (in System.Management.dll)

See Also

ManagementObject Members | System.Management Namespace