ManagementClass.GetRelatedClasses Method
Definition
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Retrieves classes related to the WMI class.
Overloads
| GetRelatedClasses(ManagementOperationObserver, String, String, String, String, String, String, EnumerationOptions) |
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class, asynchronously, using the specified options. |
| GetRelatedClasses(String, String, String, String, String, String, EnumerationOptions) |
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class based on the specified options. |
| GetRelatedClasses(ManagementOperationObserver, String) |
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class, asynchronously, given the related class name. |
| GetRelatedClasses(ManagementOperationObserver) |
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class, asynchronously. |
| GetRelatedClasses() |
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class. |
| GetRelatedClasses(String) |
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class. |
Remarks
.NET Framework Security
Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
GetRelatedClasses(ManagementOperationObserver, String, String, String, String, String, String, EnumerationOptions)
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class, asynchronously, using the specified options.
public:
void GetRelatedClasses(System::Management::ManagementOperationObserver ^ watcher, System::String ^ relatedClass, System::String ^ relationshipClass, System::String ^ relationshipQualifier, System::String ^ relatedQualifier, System::String ^ relatedRole, System::String ^ thisRole, System::Management::EnumerationOptions ^ options);public void GetRelatedClasses (System.Management.ManagementOperationObserver watcher, string relatedClass, string relationshipClass, string relationshipQualifier, string relatedQualifier, string relatedRole, string thisRole, System.Management.EnumerationOptions options);member this.GetRelatedClasses : System.Management.ManagementOperationObserver * string * string * string * string * string * string * System.Management.EnumerationOptions -> unitPublic Sub GetRelatedClasses (watcher As ManagementOperationObserver, relatedClass As String, relationshipClass As String, relationshipQualifier As String, relatedQualifier As String, relatedRole As String, thisRole As String, options As EnumerationOptions)Parameters
- watcher
- ManagementOperationObserver
Handler for progress and results of the asynchronous operation.
- relatedClass
- String
The class from which resulting classes have to be derived.
- relationshipClass
- String
The relationship type which resulting classes must have with the source class.
- relationshipQualifier
- String
This qualifier must be present on the relationship.
- relatedQualifier
- String
This qualifier must be present on the resulting classes.
- relatedRole
- String
The resulting classes must have this role in the relationship.
- thisRole
- String
The source class must have this role in the relationship.
- options
- EnumerationOptions
The options for retrieving the resulting classes.
Remarks
.NET Framework Security
Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
Applies to
GetRelatedClasses(String, String, String, String, String, String, EnumerationOptions)
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class based on the specified options.
public:
System::Management::ManagementObjectCollection ^ GetRelatedClasses(System::String ^ relatedClass, System::String ^ relationshipClass, System::String ^ relationshipQualifier, System::String ^ relatedQualifier, System::String ^ relatedRole, System::String ^ thisRole, System::Management::EnumerationOptions ^ options);public System.Management.ManagementObjectCollection GetRelatedClasses (string relatedClass, string relationshipClass, string relationshipQualifier, string relatedQualifier, string relatedRole, string thisRole, System.Management.EnumerationOptions options);member this.GetRelatedClasses : string * string * string * string * string * string * System.Management.EnumerationOptions -> System.Management.ManagementObjectCollectionPublic Function GetRelatedClasses (relatedClass As String, relationshipClass As String, relationshipQualifier As String, relatedQualifier As String, relatedRole As String, thisRole As String, options As EnumerationOptions) As ManagementObjectCollectionParameters
- relatedClass
- String
The class from which resulting classes have to be derived.
- relationshipClass
- String
The relationship type which resulting classes must have with the source class.
- relationshipQualifier
- String
This qualifier must be present on the relationship.
- relatedQualifier
- String
This qualifier must be present on the resulting classes.
- relatedRole
- String
The resulting classes must have this role in the relationship.
- thisRole
- String
The source class must have this role in the relationship.
- options
- EnumerationOptions
The options for retrieving the resulting classes.
Returns
A collection of classes related to this class.
Examples
The following example uses the GetRelatedClasses method to list the related classes to the CIM_LogicalDisk class. For more information, see CIM_LogicalDisk.
using System;
using System.Management;
public class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
ManagementClass c =
new ManagementClass("CIM_LogicalDisk");
foreach (ManagementClass r in c.GetSubclasses())
{
Console.WriteLine(
"Instances of {0} are sub-classes",
r["__CLASS"]);
}
foreach (ManagementClass r in c.GetRelationshipClasses())
{
Console.WriteLine(
"{0} is a relationship class to " +
c.ClassPath.ClassName,
r["__CLASS"]);
foreach (ManagementClass related in c.GetRelatedClasses(
null, r.ClassPath.ClassName,
"Association", null, null, null, null))
{
Console.WriteLine(
"{0} is related to " + c.ClassPath.ClassName,
related.ClassPath.ClassName);
}
}
return;
}
}
Imports System.Management
Class Sample
Public Overloads Shared Function _
Main(ByVal args() As String) As Integer
Dim c As ManagementClass
c = New ManagementClass("CIM_LogicalDisk")
For Each r As ManagementClass In c.GetSubclasses()
Console.WriteLine( _
"Instances of {0} are sub-classes", _
r("__CLASS"))
Next
For Each r As ManagementClass In c.GetRelationshipClasses()
Console.WriteLine( _
"{0} is a relationship class to " & _
c.ClassPath.ClassName, _
r("__CLASS"))
For Each related As ManagementClass In c.GetRelatedClasses( _
Nothing, r.ClassPath.ClassName, "Association", Nothing, _
Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)
Console.WriteLine( _
"{0} is related to " & c.ClassPath.ClassName, _
related.ClassPath.ClassName)
Next
Next
End Function
End Class
Remarks
.NET Framework Security
Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
Applies to
GetRelatedClasses(ManagementOperationObserver, String)
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class, asynchronously, given the related class name.
public:
void GetRelatedClasses(System::Management::ManagementOperationObserver ^ watcher, System::String ^ relatedClass);public void GetRelatedClasses (System.Management.ManagementOperationObserver watcher, string relatedClass);member this.GetRelatedClasses : System.Management.ManagementOperationObserver * string -> unitPublic Sub GetRelatedClasses (watcher As ManagementOperationObserver, relatedClass As String)Parameters
- watcher
- ManagementOperationObserver
The object to handle the asynchronous operation's progress.
- relatedClass
- String
The name of the related class.
Remarks
.NET Framework Security
Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
Applies to
GetRelatedClasses(ManagementOperationObserver)
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class, asynchronously.
public:
void GetRelatedClasses(System::Management::ManagementOperationObserver ^ watcher);public void GetRelatedClasses (System.Management.ManagementOperationObserver watcher);member this.GetRelatedClasses : System.Management.ManagementOperationObserver -> unitPublic Sub GetRelatedClasses (watcher As ManagementOperationObserver)Parameters
- watcher
- ManagementOperationObserver
The object to handle the asynchronous operation's progress.
Remarks
.NET Framework Security
Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
Applies to
GetRelatedClasses()
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class.
public:
System::Management::ManagementObjectCollection ^ GetRelatedClasses();public System.Management.ManagementObjectCollection GetRelatedClasses ();member this.GetRelatedClasses : unit -> System.Management.ManagementObjectCollectionPublic Function GetRelatedClasses () As ManagementObjectCollectionReturns
A collection of the ManagementClass or ManagementObject objects that represents WMI classes or instances related to the WMI class.
Examples
The following example shows how to initialize a ManagementClass variable with a ManagementClass constructor and then list all the classes related to the WMI class passed into the constructor.
using System;
using System.Management;
public class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
ManagementClass c =
new ManagementClass("Win32_LogicalDisk");
foreach (ManagementClass r in c.GetRelatedClasses())
Console.WriteLine(
"Instances of {0} are related to this class",
r["__CLASS"]);
return;
}
}
Imports System.Management
Public Class Sample
Public Shared Function Main(ByVal args() _
As String) As Integer
Dim c As New ManagementClass("Win32_LogicalDisk")
Dim r As ManagementClass
For Each r In c.GetRelatedClasses()
Console.WriteLine( _
"Instances of {0} may have relationships " _
& "to this class", r("__CLASS"))
Next r
Return 0
End Function
End Class
Remarks
The method queries the WMI schema for all possible associations that the WMI class may have with other classes, or in rare cases, to instances. For more information about related classes, see ASSOCIATORS OF Statement.
.NET Framework Security
Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
Applies to
GetRelatedClasses(String)
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
- Source:
- ManagementClass.cs
Retrieves classes related to the WMI class.
public:
System::Management::ManagementObjectCollection ^ GetRelatedClasses(System::String ^ relatedClass);public System.Management.ManagementObjectCollection GetRelatedClasses (string relatedClass);member this.GetRelatedClasses : string -> System.Management.ManagementObjectCollectionPublic Function GetRelatedClasses (relatedClass As String) As ManagementObjectCollectionParameters
- relatedClass
- String
The class from which resulting classes have to be derived.
Returns
A collection of classes related to this class.
Remarks
.NET Framework Security
Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
