Returns all the messages that are in the queue.
Namespace: System.Messaging
Assembly: System.Messaging (in system.messaging.dll)
'Usage
Dim instance As MessageQueue
Dim returnValue As Message()
returnValue = instance.GetAllMessages
'Declaration
Public Function GetAllMessages As Message()
public Message[] GetAllMessages ()
Return Value
An array of type Message that represents all the messages in the queue, in the same order as they appear in the Message Queuing queue.
GetAllMessages returns a static snapshot of the messages in the queue, not dynamic links to those messages. Therefore, you cannot use the array to modify the messages in the queue. If you want real-time, dynamic interaction with the queue (such as the ability to delete messages), call the GetMessageEnumerator2 method, which returns a dynamic list of the messages in the queue.
Because GetAllMessages returns a copy of the messages in the queue at the time the method was called, the array does not reflect new messages that arrive in the queue or messages that are removed from the queue.
GetAllMessages retrieves only those properties not filtered out by the MessageReadPropertyFilter property.
The following table shows whether this method is available in various Workgroup modes.
| Workgroup mode | Available |
| Local computer | Yes |
| Local computer and direct format name | Yes |
| Remote computer | No |
| Remote computer and direct format name | Yes |
The following code example demonstrates the use of GetAllMessages.
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// Connect to a queue on the local computer.
MessageQueue queue = new MessageQueue(".\\exampleQueue");
// Populate an array with copies of all the messages in the queue.
Message msgs[] = queue.GetAllMessages();
// Loop through the messages.
for (int iCtr = 0; iCtr < msgs.length; iCtr++) {
Message msg = msgs[iCtr];
// Display the label of each message.
Console.WriteLine(msg.get_Label());
}
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Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0