PerformanceCounterCategory.CategoryHelp Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Diagnostics

Assembly:

System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter.dll

Source:

PerformanceCounterCategory.cs

Gets the category's help text.

C#

public string CategoryHelp { get; }

Property Value

String

A description of the performance object that this category measures.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The CategoryName property is null. The category name must be set before getting the category help.

Win32Exception

A call to an underlying system API failed.

Examples

The following code example creates a PerformanceCounterCategory with the PerformanceCounterCategory(). It prompts the user for the PerformanceCounterCategory and computer names, then sets the CategoryName and MachineName properties from the entered values. It then displays the values of the CategoryName, MachineName, and CategoryHelp properties, or it displays an error message if the PerformanceCounterCategory cannot be accessed.

C#

public static void Main(string[] args)
{
    string categoryName = "";
    string machineName = "";
    PerformanceCounterCategory pcc = new PerformanceCounterCategory();

    // Prompt for fields and set the corresponding properties.
    while (categoryName.Length==0)
    {
        Console.Write("Please enter a non-blank category name: ");
        categoryName = Console.ReadLine().Trim();
        if (categoryName.Length>0)
        {
            pcc.CategoryName = categoryName;
        }
    }
    while (machineName.Length==0)
    {
        Console.Write("Enter a non-blank computer name ['.' for local]: ");
        machineName = Console.ReadLine().Trim();
        if (machineName.Length>0)
        {
            pcc.MachineName = machineName;
        }
    }

    // Display the properties of the PerformanceCounterCategory object.
    try
    {
        Console.WriteLine("  Category:  {0}", pcc.CategoryName);
        Console.WriteLine("  Computer:  {0}", pcc.MachineName);
        Console.WriteLine("  Help text: {0}", pcc.CategoryHelp);
    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Error getting the properties of the " +
            "PerformanceCounterCategory object:");
        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
    }
}

Applies to

See also

• CategoryName
• MachineName
• PerformanceCounter
• CounterHelp