MessageQueueCriteria Class

Definition

Filters message queues when performing a query using the MessageQueue class's GetPublicQueues() method.

public ref class MessageQueueCriteria
public class MessageQueueCriteria
type MessageQueueCriteria = class
Public Class MessageQueueCriteria
Inheritance
MessageQueueCriteria

Examples

The following example iterates through message queues and displays the path of each queue that was created in the last day and that exists on the computer "MyComputer".

#using <system.dll>
#using <system.messaging.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Messaging;
ref class MyNewQueue
{
public:

   // Iterates through message queues and displays the
   // path of each queue that was created in the last
   // day and that exists on the computer "MyComputer". 
   void ListPublicQueuesByCriteria()
   {
      UInt32 numberQueues = 0;
      
      // Specify the criteria to filter by.
      MessageQueueCriteria^ myCriteria = gcnew MessageQueueCriteria;
      myCriteria->MachineName = "MyComputer";
      myCriteria->CreatedAfter = DateTime::Now.Subtract( TimeSpan(1,0,0,0) );
      
      // Get a cursor into the queues on the network.
      MessageQueueEnumerator^ myQueueEnumerator = MessageQueue::GetMessageQueueEnumerator( myCriteria );
      
      // Move to the next queue and read its path.
      while ( myQueueEnumerator->MoveNext() )
      {
         
         // Increase the count if priority is Lowest.
         Console::WriteLine( myQueueEnumerator->Current->Path );
         numberQueues++;
      }

      
      // Handle no queues matching the criteria.
      if ( numberQueues == 0 )
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "No public queues match criteria." );
      }

      return;
   }

};

int main()
{
   
   // Create a new instance of the class.
   MyNewQueue^ myNewQueue = gcnew MyNewQueue;
   
   // Output the count of Lowest priority messages.
   myNewQueue->ListPublicQueuesByCriteria();
   return 0;
}
using System;
using System.Messaging;

namespace MyProject
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Provides a container class for the example.
    /// </summary>
    public class MyNewQueue
    {

        //**************************************************
        // Provides an entry point into the application.
        //		
        // This example uses a cursor to step through the
        // message queues and list the public queues on the
        // network that specify certain criteria.
        //**************************************************

        public static void Main()
        {
            // Create a new instance of the class.
            MyNewQueue myNewQueue = new MyNewQueue();

            // Output the count of Lowest priority messages.
            myNewQueue.ListPublicQueuesByCriteria();
                        
            return;
        }

        //**************************************************
        // Iterates through message queues and displays the
        // path of each queue that was created in the last
        // day and that exists on the computer "MyComputer".
        //**************************************************
        
        public void ListPublicQueuesByCriteria()
        {
            uint numberQueues = 0;
            
            // Specify the criteria to filter by.
            MessageQueueCriteria myCriteria = new
                MessageQueueCriteria();
            myCriteria.MachineName = "MyComputer";
            myCriteria.CreatedAfter = DateTime.Now.Subtract(new
                TimeSpan(1,0,0,0));

            // Get a cursor into the queues on the network.
            MessageQueueEnumerator myQueueEnumerator =
                MessageQueue.GetMessageQueueEnumerator(myCriteria);

            // Move to the next queue and read its path.
            while(myQueueEnumerator.MoveNext())
            {
                // Increase the count if priority is Lowest.
                Console.WriteLine(myQueueEnumerator.Current.Path);
                numberQueues++;
            }

            // Handle no queues matching the criteria.
            if (numberQueues == 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("No public queues match criteria.");
            }

            return;
        }
    }
}
Imports System.Messaging

 
Public Class MyNewQueue


        '
        ' Provides an entry point into the application.
        '		 
        ' This example uses a cursor to step through the
        ' message queues and list the public queues on the
        ' network that specify certain criteria.
        

        Public Shared Sub Main()

            ' Create a new instance of the class.
            Dim myNewQueue As New MyNewQueue()

            ' Output the count of Lowest priority messages.
            myNewQueue.ListPublicQueuesByCriteria()

            Return

        End Sub


        
        ' Iterates through message queues and displays the
        ' path of each queue that was created in the last
        ' day and that exists on the computer "MyComputer". 
        

        Public Sub ListPublicQueuesByCriteria()

            Dim numberQueues As Int32 = 0

            ' Specify the criteria to filter by.
            Dim myCriteria As New MessageQueueCriteria()
            myCriteria.MachineName = "MyComputer"
            myCriteria.CreatedAfter = DateTime.Now.Subtract(New _
                TimeSpan(1, 0, 0, 0))


            ' Get a cursor into the queues on the network.
            Dim myQueueEnumerator As MessageQueueEnumerator = _
                MessageQueue.GetMessageQueueEnumerator(myCriteria)

            ' Move to the next queue and read its path.
            While myQueueEnumerator.MoveNext()
                ' Increase the count if the priority is Lowest.
                Console.WriteLine(myQueueEnumerator.Current.Path)
                numberQueues += 1
            End While

            ' Handle no queues matching the criteria.
            If numberQueues = 0 Then
                Console.WriteLine("No queues match the criteria.")
            End If

            Return

        End Sub

End Class

Remarks

The MessageQueue class provides a number of methods that enable you to filter your search for public queues on the network. Specific methods for filtering by queue label, category, or server location are the GetPublicQueuesByLabel, GetPublicQueuesByCategory, and GetPublicQueuesByMachine.

The MessageQueueCriteria class, when used with the GetPublicQueues method, allows you to refine your filter. You can specify search criteria not specifically addressed through one of the GetPublicQueuesBy* methods, or by multiple criteria. You can pass a MessageQueueCriteria instance into the GetPublicQueues method in order to search, for example, by queue creation or modification times, the computer the queue resides on, the queue label or category, or any combination of these properties.

When filtering by multiple properties, the criteria are composed by applying the AND operator to the set of properties. Thus, when you specify a value for the CreatedAfter property together with the MachineName property, you are asking for all queues that were created after a specified time and that reside on a specific computer.

When you set any property, the method that sets the property also sets a flag to indicate that it should be included in the filter you are building. You cannot remove individual properties from the search filter. Instead, you remove all properties from the filter by calling ClearAll, and then set the properties that you do want to build into the search filter. ClearAll resets all properties into a "not set" default state.

You must set a property before trying to read it; otherwise, an exception is thrown.

Constructors

MessageQueueCriteria()

Initializes a new instance of the MessageQueueCriteria class.

Properties

Category

Gets or sets the category by which to filter queues in the network.

CreatedAfter

Gets or sets the lower boundary of the queue creation date and time by which to filter queues on the network.

CreatedBefore

Gets or sets the upper boundary of the queue creation date and time by which to filter queues on the network.

Label

Gets or sets the label by which to filter queues in the network.

MachineName

Gets or sets the computer name by which to filter queues in the network.

ModifiedAfter

Gets or sets the lower boundary of the queue modification date and time by which to filter queues on the network.

ModifiedBefore

Gets or sets the upper boundary of the queue modification date and time by which to filter queues on the network.

Methods

ClearAll()

Clears all properties from being built into a filter and puts all property values into a "not set" state.

Equals(Object)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.

(Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function.

(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)

Applies to

See also