ManagementKeyAttribute Class
The ManagementKey attribute identifies the key properties of a WMI class.
System::Attribute
System.Management.Instrumentation::ManagementMemberAttribute
System.Management.Instrumentation::ManagementKeyAttribute
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
The ManagementKeyAttribute type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ManagementKeyAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the ManagementKeyAttribute class. This is the default constructor. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | 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 | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | IsDefaultAttribute | When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetIDsOfNames | Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetTypeInfo | Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetTypeInfoCount | Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::Invoke | Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
Unless a WMI class is a singleton, it can have multiple corresponding instances. Clients of the class must be able to uniquely identify the specific instance they are interested in. So, as a provider writer, you must choose a property or set of properties that uniquely identify an instance of each of your WMI classes. You use the ManagementKeyAttribute attribute to identify those key properties. Properties identified as keys have the same runtime behavior as read-only properties indicated by the ManagementProbeAttribute attribute.
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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. |
The following example shows how to use the ManagementKeyAttribute to mark a field as a key property of a WMI class.
[ManagementKey] public int id;
The next example shows how to use the ManagementKeyAttribute attribute to mark a key property of a WMI class.
[C#]
// Use the ManagementKey attribute to specify that this property
// is used as the key identifier of this class and for the WMI
// instances of this class. This property must be unique for each
// class instance.
[ManagementKey]
public int Id
{
get { return System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id; }
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, 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.
