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ManagementObjectSearcher.Get Method

Invokes the specified WMI query and returns the resulting collection.

Namespace:  System.Management
Assembly:  System.Management (in System.Management.dll)

'Declaration
Public Function Get As ManagementObjectCollection
'Usage
Dim instance As ManagementObjectSearcher 
Dim returnValue As ManagementObjectCollection 

returnValue = instance.Get()

Return Value

Type: System.Management.ManagementObjectCollection
A ManagementObjectCollection containing the objects that match the specified query.

.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.

The following example initializes a new instance of the ManagementObjectSearcher class with a specific query, scope, and enumeration options.

Imports System
Imports System.Management


Public Class Sample
    Public Overloads Shared Function _
        Main(ByVal args() As String) As Integer 

        Dim s As New ManagementObjectSearcher( _
            "root\MyApp", _
            "SELECT * FROM Win32_Service", _
            New EnumerationOptions( _
            Nothing, System.TimeSpan.MaxValue, 1, _
            True, False, True, True, False, _
            True, True))


        For Each service As ManagementObject In s.Get()
            'show the instance
            Console.WriteLine(service.ToString())
        Next 


    End Function 'Main
End Class 'Sample

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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