.NET Framework Class Library
ManagementObject.GetRelated Method (String)
Gets a collection of objects related to the object (associators).
Assembly: System.Management (in System.Management.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Function GetRelated ( _ relatedClass As String _ ) As ManagementObjectCollection
C#
public ManagementObjectCollection GetRelated( string relatedClass )
Visual C++
public:
ManagementObjectCollection^ GetRelated(
String^ relatedClass
)
F#
member GetRelated : relatedClass:string -> ManagementObjectCollection
Parameters
- relatedClass
- Type: System.String
A class of related objects.
Return Value
Type: System.Management.ManagementObjectCollectionA ManagementObjectCollection containing the related objects.
Remarks
.NET Framework Security
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.
Examples
The following example calls the GetRelated method to get a collection of objects related to an instance of the ManagementObject class.
Visual Basic
Imports System Imports System.Management Class Sample_ManagementClass Public Overloads Shared Function Main( _ ByVal args() As String) As Integer Dim o As New ManagementObject( _ "Win32_Service=""Alerter""") Dim b As ManagementObject For Each b In o.GetRelated("Win32_Service") Console.WriteLine( _ "Service related to the Alerter service {0} is {1}", _ b("Name"), b("State")) Next b Return 0 End Function End Class
C#
using System; using System.Management; public class Sample { public static void Main(string[] args) { ManagementObject o = new ManagementObject("Win32_Service='Alerter'"); foreach (ManagementObject b in o.GetRelated("Win32_Service")) Console.WriteLine( "Service related to the Alerter service {0} is {1}", b["Name"], b["State"]); } }
Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0.NET Framework Client Profile
Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1.NET Framework Security
- 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.
Platforms
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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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