MessageQueue.GetAllMessages Method

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.

The following code example demonstrates the use of GetAllMessages.

        // 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. 
        foreach(Message msg in msgs)
        {
            // Display the label of each message.
            Console.WriteLine(msg.Label);
        }

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

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