EventLog.GetEventLogs Method (String)

public static EventLog[] GetEventLogs (
	string machineName
)

public static EventLog[] GetEventLogs (
	String machineName
)

public static function GetEventLogs (
	machineName : String
) : EventLog[]

Parameters

machineName

The computer on which to search for event logs.

Return Value

The array of EventLog objects is a snapshot of all event logs on the computer specified by the machineName parameter when the call to GetEventLogs is made. This is not a dynamic collection, so it does not reflect the deletion or creation of logs in real time. You should verify that a log in the array exists before you read or write to it. The array usually includes at least three logs: Application, System, and Security. If you created custom logs on the specified computer, they will appear in the array as well.

GetEventLogs is a static method, so it can be called on the EventLog class itself. It is not necessary to create an instance of an EventLog object to make a call to the method.

To retrieve the list of event logs, you must have the appropriate registry permissions. These permissions are identical to those required to call Exists and SourceExists.

The following example gets a list of logs on the computer "myServer". It then outputs the name of each log.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
              
class MySample{

    public static void Main(){
    
        EventLog[] remoteEventLogs;
    
        remoteEventLogs = EventLog.GetEventLogs("myServer");
        
        Console.WriteLine("Number of logs on computer: " + remoteEventLogs.Length);
        
        foreach(EventLog log in remoteEventLogs){
            Console.WriteLine("Log: " + log.Log);
        }                                                                      
    }       
}
   

import System.*;
import System.Diagnostics.*;
import System.Threading.*;

class MySample
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        EventLog remoteEventLogs[];
        remoteEventLogs = EventLog.GetEventLogs("myServer");
        Console.WriteLine("Number of logs on computer: " 
            + remoteEventLogs.length);
        for (int iCtr = 0; iCtr < remoteEventLogs.length; iCtr++) {
            EventLog log = remoteEventLogs[iCtr];
            Console.WriteLine("Log: " + log.get_Log());
        }
    } //main
} //MySample

• EventLogPermission  for administering event log information on the computer. Associated enumeration: EventLogPermissionAccess.Administer

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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