EventLogReader Constructors

Definition

Namespace:

System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader

Assembly:

System.Diagnostics.EventLog.dll

Package:

System.Diagnostics.EventLog v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Initializes a new instance of the EventLogReader class.

Overloads

EventLogReader(EventLogQuery)	Initializes a new instance of the EventLogReader class by specifying an event query.
EventLogReader(String)	Initializes a new instance of the EventLogReader class by specifying an active event log to retrieve events from.
EventLogReader(EventLogQuery, EventBookmark)	Initializes a new instance of the EventLogReader class by specifying an event query and a bookmark that is used as starting position for the query.
EventLogReader(String, PathType)	Initializes a new instance of the EventLogReader class by specifying the name of an event log to retrieve events from or the path to a log file to retrieve events from.

EventLogReader(EventLogQuery)

Source:

EventLogReader.cs

Initializes a new instance of the EventLogReader class by specifying an event query.

public:
 EventLogReader(System::Diagnostics::Eventing::Reader::EventLogQuery ^ eventQuery);

public EventLogReader (System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogQuery eventQuery);

new System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogReader : System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogQuery -> System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogReader

Public Sub New (eventQuery As EventLogQuery)

Parameters

eventQuery

EventLogQuery

The event query used to retrieve events.

Remarks

Use the ReadEvent method to retrieve events from this object.

See also

• Technology Summary for Reading and Managing Event Logs
• Event Log Scenarios

EventLogReader(String)

Source:

EventLogReader.cs

Initializes a new instance of the EventLogReader class by specifying an active event log to retrieve events from.

public:
 EventLogReader(System::String ^ path);

public EventLogReader (string path);

new System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogReader : string -> System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogReader

Public Sub New (path As String)

Parameters

path

String

The name of the event log to retrieve events from.

Remarks

Use the ReadEvent method to retrieve events from this object.

See also

• Technology Summary for Reading and Managing Event Logs
• Event Log Scenarios

EventLogReader(EventLogQuery, EventBookmark)

Source:

EventLogReader.cs

Initializes a new instance of the EventLogReader class by specifying an event query and a bookmark that is used as starting position for the query.

public:
 EventLogReader(System::Diagnostics::Eventing::Reader::EventLogQuery ^ eventQuery, System::Diagnostics::Eventing::Reader::EventBookmark ^ bookmark);

public EventLogReader (System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogQuery eventQuery, System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventBookmark bookmark);

new System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogReader : System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogQuery * System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventBookmark -> System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogReader

Public Sub New (eventQuery As EventLogQuery, bookmark As EventBookmark)

Parameters

eventQuery

EventLogQuery

The event query used to retrieve events.

bookmark

EventBookmark

The bookmark (placeholder) used as a starting position in the event log or stream of events. Only events logged after the bookmark event will be returned by the query.

Remarks

Use the ReadEvent method to retrieve events from this object.

See also

• Technology Summary for Reading and Managing Event Logs
• Event Log Scenarios

EventLogReader(String, PathType)

Source:

EventLogReader.cs

Initializes a new instance of the EventLogReader class by specifying the name of an event log to retrieve events from or the path to a log file to retrieve events from.

public:
 EventLogReader(System::String ^ path, System::Diagnostics::Eventing::Reader::PathType pathType);

public EventLogReader (string path, System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.PathType pathType);

new System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogReader : string * System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.PathType -> System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogReader

Public Sub New (path As String, pathType As PathType)

Parameters

path

String

The name of the event log to retrieve events from, or the path to the event log file to retrieve events from.

pathType

PathType

Specifies whether the string used in the path parameter specifies the name of an event log, or the path to an event log file.

Remarks

Use the ReadEvent method to retrieve events from this object.

See also

• Technology Summary for Reading and Managing Event Logs
• Event Log Scenarios