.NET Framework Class Library
MethodDataCollection Class
Represents the set of methods available in the collection.
Assembly: System.Management (in System.Management.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Class MethodDataCollection _ Implements ICollection, IEnumerable
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As MethodDataCollection
C#
public class MethodDataCollection : ICollection, IEnumerable
Visual C++
public ref class MethodDataCollection : ICollection, IEnumerable
JScript
public class MethodDataCollection implements ICollection, IEnumerable
Examples
The following example lists information about the Win32_Process.Create method using the MethodData class. For more information on the Win32_Process class, see the Windows Management Instrumentation documentation in the MSDN Library at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library.
Visual Basic
Imports System Imports System.Management Public Class Sample Public Overloads Shared Function _ Main(ByVal args() As String) As Integer ' Get the WMI class Dim processClass As ManagementClass = _ New ManagementClass("Win32_Process") processClass.Options.UseAmendedQualifiers = True ' Get the methods in the class Dim methods As MethodDataCollection = _ processClass.Methods ' display the method names Console.WriteLine("Method Name: ") For Each method As MethodData In methods If (method.Name.Equals("Create")) Then Console.WriteLine(method.Name) Console.WriteLine("Description: " & _ method.Qualifiers("Description").Value) Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine("In-parameters: ") For Each i As PropertyData In _ method.InParameters.Properties Console.WriteLine(i.Name) Next Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine("Out-parameters: ") For Each o As PropertyData In _ method.OutParameters.Properties Console.WriteLine(o.Name) Next Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine("Qualifiers: ") For Each q As QualifierData In _ method.Qualifiers Console.WriteLine(q.Name) Next Console.WriteLine() End If Next End Function 'Main End Class 'Sample
C#
using System; using System.Management; public class Sample { public static void Main() { // Get the WMI class ManagementClass processClass = new ManagementClass("Win32_Process"); processClass.Options.UseAmendedQualifiers = true; // Get the methods in the class MethodDataCollection methods = processClass.Methods; // display the method names Console.WriteLine("Method Name: "); foreach (MethodData method in methods) { if(method.Name.Equals("Create")) { Console.WriteLine(method.Name); Console.WriteLine("Description: " + method.Qualifiers["Description"].Value); Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("In-parameters: "); foreach(PropertyData i in method.InParameters.Properties) { Console.WriteLine(i.Name); } Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Out-parameters: "); foreach(PropertyData o in method.OutParameters.Properties) { Console.WriteLine(o.Name); } Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Qualifiers: "); foreach(QualifierData q in method.Qualifiers) { Console.WriteLine(q.Name); } Console.WriteLine(); } } } }
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Management.MethodDataCollection
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 XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
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, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0See Also