PerformanceCounter.ReadOnly Property

Definition

Gets or sets a value indicating whether this PerformanceCounter instance is in read-only mode.

C#
public bool ReadOnly { get; set; }
C#
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public bool ReadOnly { get; set; }

Property Value

true, if the PerformanceCounter instance is in read-only mode (even if the counter itself is a custom .NET Framework counter); false if it is in read/write mode. The default is the value set by the constructor.

Attributes

Remarks

For a system counter, ReadOnly should always true. You cannot write to a system counter.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided)
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7 (package-provided), 4.7, 4.7.1 (package-provided), 4.7.1, 4.7.2 (package-provided), 4.7.2, 4.8 (package-provided), 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9