ManagementClass Class
Represents a management class.
For a list of all members of this type, see ManagementClass Members.
System.Object
System.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel.Component
System.Management.ManagementBaseObject
System.Management.ManagementObject
System.Management.ManagementClass
[Visual Basic] <Serializable> Public Class ManagementClass Inherits ManagementObject [C#] [Serializable] public class ManagementClass : ManagementObject [C++] [Serializable] public __gc class ManagementClass : public ManagementObject [JScript] public Serializable class ManagementClass extends ManagementObject
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Example
[C#] using System; using System.Management; // This example demonstrates getting information about a class using the ManagementClass object class Sample_ManagementClass { public static int Main(string[] args) { ManagementClass diskClass = new ManagementClass("Win32_LogicalDisk"); diskClass.Get(); Console.WriteLine("Logical Disk class has " + diskClass.Properties.Count + " properties"); return 0; } } [Visual Basic] Imports System Imports System.Management ' This example demonstrates getting information about a class using the ManagementClass object Class Sample_ManagementClass Overloads Public Shared Function Main(args() As String) As Integer Dim diskClass As New ManagementClass("Win32_LogicalDisk") diskClass.Get() Console.WriteLine(("Logical Disk class has " & _ diskClass.Properties.Count.ToString() & _ " properties")) Return 0 End Function End Class
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Management
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System.Management (in System.Management.dll)