ProviderMetadata Class
Contains static information about an event provider, such as the name and id of the provider, and the collection of events defined in the provider.
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
The ProviderMetadata type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ProviderMetadata(String) | Initializes a new instance of the ProviderMetadata class by specifying the name of the provider that you want to retrieve information about. |
![]() | ProviderMetadata(String, EventLogSession, CultureInfo) | Initializes a new instance of the ProviderMetadata class by specifying the name of the provider that you want to retrieve information about, the event log service that the provider is registered with, and the language that you want to return the information in. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | DisplayName | Gets the localized name of the event provider. |
![]() | Events | Gets an enumerable collection of EventMetadata objects, each of which represents an event that is defined in the provider. |
![]() | HelpLink | Gets the base of the URL used to form help requests for the events in this event provider. |
![]() | Id | Gets the globally unique identifier (GUID) for the event provider. |
![]() | Keywords | Gets an enumerable collection of EventKeyword objects, each of which represent an event keyword that is defined in the event provider. |
![]() | Levels | Gets an enumerable collection of EventLevel objects, each of which represent a level that is defined in the event provider. |
![]() | LogLinks | Gets an enumerable collection of EventLogLink objects, each of which represent a link to an event log that is used by the event provider. |
![]() | MessageFilePath | Gets the path of the file that contains the message table resource that has the strings associated with the provider metadata. |
![]() | Name | Gets the unique name of the event provider. |
![]() | Opcodes | Gets an enumerable collection of EventOpcode objects, each of which represent an opcode that is defined in the event provider. |
![]() | ParameterFilePath | Gets the path of the file that contains the message table resource that has the strings used for parameter substitutions in event descriptions. |
![]() | ResourceFilePath | Gets the path to the file that contains the metadata associated with the provider. |
![]() | Tasks | Gets an enumerable collection of EventTask objects, each of which represent a task that is defined in the event provider. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Dispose() | Releases all the resources used by this object. |
![]() | Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the unmanaged resources used by this object, and optionally releases the managed resources. |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: MayLeakOnAbort. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes. |
For example code using this class, see How to: Retrieve Information About an Event Publisher.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
