.NET Framework Class Library
PropertyData Class
Represents information about a WMI property.
Assembly: System.Management (in System.Management.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Class PropertyData
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As PropertyData
C#
public class PropertyData
Visual C++
public ref class PropertyData
JScript
public class PropertyData
Examples
The following example lists information about the Win32_OperatingSystem class using the PropertyData class. For more information about Win32_OperatingSystem, 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 osClass As ManagementClass = _ New ManagementClass("Win32_OperatingSystem") osClass.Options.UseAmendedQualifiers = True ' Get the Properties in the class Dim properties As PropertyDataCollection = _ osClass.Properties ' display the Property names Console.WriteLine("Property Name: ") For Each p As PropertyData In properties Console.WriteLine( _ "---------------------------------------") Console.WriteLine(p.Name) Console.WriteLine("Description: " & _ p.Qualifiers("Description").Value) Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine("Type: ") Console.WriteLine(p.Type) Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine("Qualifiers: ") For Each q As QualifierData In _ p.Qualifiers Console.WriteLine(q.Name) Next Console.WriteLine() For Each c As ManagementObject In osClass.GetInstances() Console.WriteLine("Value: ") Console.WriteLine( _ c.Properties(p.Name.ToString()).Value) Console.WriteLine() Next Next End Function End Class
C#
using System; using System.Management; public class Sample { public static void Main() { // Get the WMI class ManagementClass osClass = new ManagementClass("Win32_OperatingSystem"); osClass.Options.UseAmendedQualifiers = true; // Get the Properties in the class PropertyDataCollection properties = osClass.Properties; // display the Property names Console.WriteLine("Property Name: "); foreach (PropertyData property in properties) { Console.WriteLine( "---------------------------------------"); Console.WriteLine(property.Name); Console.WriteLine("Description: " + property.Qualifiers["Description"].Value); Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Type: "); Console.WriteLine(property.Type); Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Qualifiers: "); foreach(QualifierData q in property.Qualifiers) { Console.WriteLine(q.Name); } Console.WriteLine(); foreach (ManagementObject c in osClass.GetInstances()) { Console.WriteLine("Value: "); Console.WriteLine( c.Properties[property.Name.ToString()].Value); Console.WriteLine(); } } } }
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Management.PropertyData
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