EventLog.LogDisplayName Property
Definition
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Gets the event log's friendly name.
public:
property System::String ^ LogDisplayName { System::String ^ get(); };[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public string LogDisplayName { get; }[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.LogDisplayName : stringPublic ReadOnly Property LogDisplayName As StringProperty Value
A name that represents the event log in the system's event viewer.
- Attributes
Exceptions
The specified Log does not exist in the registry for this computer.
Examples
The following example enumerates the event logs defined on the local computer and displays the LogDisplayName for each event log.
void DisplayEventLogProperties()
{
// Iterate through the current set of event log files,
// displaying the property settings for each file.
array<EventLog^>^eventLogs = EventLog::GetEventLogs();
System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = eventLogs->GetEnumerator();
while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
{
EventLog^ e = safe_cast<EventLog^>(myEnum->Current);
Int64 sizeKB = 0;
Console::WriteLine();
Console::WriteLine( "{0}:", e->LogDisplayName );
Console::WriteLine( " Log name = \t\t {0}", e->Log );
Console::WriteLine( " Number of event log entries = {0}", e->Entries->Count );
// Determine if there is a file for this event log.
RegistryKey ^ regEventLog = Registry::LocalMachine->OpenSubKey( String::Format( "System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\EventLog\\{0}", e->Log ) );
if ( regEventLog )
{
Object^ temp = regEventLog->GetValue( "File" );
if ( temp != nullptr )
{
Console::WriteLine( " Log file path = \t {0}", temp );
FileInfo^ file = gcnew FileInfo( temp->ToString() );
// Get the current size of the event log file.
if ( file->Exists )
{
sizeKB = file->Length / 1024;
if ( (file->Length % 1024) != 0 )
{
sizeKB++;
}
Console::WriteLine( " Current size = \t {0} kilobytes", sizeKB );
}
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine( " Log file path = \t <not set>" );
}
}
// Display the maximum size and overflow settings.
sizeKB = e->MaximumKilobytes;
Console::WriteLine( " Maximum size = \t {0} kilobytes", sizeKB );
Console::WriteLine( " Overflow setting = \t {0}", e->OverflowAction );
switch ( e->OverflowAction )
{
case OverflowAction::OverwriteOlder:
Console::WriteLine( "\t Entries are retained a minimum of {0} days.", e->MinimumRetentionDays );
break;
case OverflowAction::DoNotOverwrite:
Console::WriteLine( "\t Older entries are not overwritten." );
break;
case OverflowAction::OverwriteAsNeeded:
Console::WriteLine( "\t If number of entries equals max size limit, a new event log entry overwrites the oldest entry." );
break;
default:
break;
}
}
}
static void DisplayEventLogProperties()
{
// Iterate through the current set of event log files,
// displaying the property settings for each file.
EventLog[] eventLogs = EventLog.GetEventLogs();
foreach (EventLog e in eventLogs)
{
Int64 sizeKB = 0;
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("{0}:", e.LogDisplayName);
Console.WriteLine(" Log name = \t\t {0}", e.Log);
Console.WriteLine(" Number of event log entries = {0}", e.Entries.Count.ToString());
// Determine if there is an event log file for this event log.
RegistryKey regEventLog = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\EventLog\\" + e.Log);
if (regEventLog != null)
{
Object temp = regEventLog.GetValue("File");
if (temp != null)
{
Console.WriteLine(" Log file path = \t {0}", temp.ToString());
FileInfo file = new FileInfo(temp.ToString());
// Get the current size of the event log file.
if (file.Exists)
{
sizeKB = file.Length / 1024;
if ((file.Length % 1024) != 0)
{
sizeKB++;
}
Console.WriteLine(" Current size = \t {0} kilobytes", sizeKB.ToString());
}
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(" Log file path = \t <not set>");
}
}
// Display the maximum size and overflow settings.
sizeKB = e.MaximumKilobytes;
Console.WriteLine(" Maximum size = \t {0} kilobytes", sizeKB.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(" Overflow setting = \t {0}", e.OverflowAction.ToString());
switch (e.OverflowAction)
{
case OverflowAction.OverwriteOlder:
Console.WriteLine("\t Entries are retained a minimum of {0} days.",
e.MinimumRetentionDays);
break;
case OverflowAction.DoNotOverwrite:
Console.WriteLine("\t Older entries are not overwritten.");
break;
case OverflowAction.OverwriteAsNeeded:
Console.WriteLine("\t If number of entries equals max size limit, a new event log entry overwrites the oldest entry.");
break;
default:
break;
}
}
}
Shared Sub DisplayEventLogProperties()
' Iterate through the current set of event log files,
' displaying the property settings for each file.
Dim eventLogs As EventLog() = EventLog.GetEventLogs()
Dim e As EventLog
For Each e In eventLogs
Dim sizeKB As Int64 = 0
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("{0}:", e.LogDisplayName)
Console.WriteLine(" Log name = " + ControlChars.Tab _
+ ControlChars.Tab + " {0}", e.Log)
Console.WriteLine(" Number of event log entries = {0}", e.Entries.Count.ToString())
' Determine if there is an event log file for this event log.
Dim regEventLog As RegistryKey
regEventLog = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey( _
("System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\" + e.Log))
If Not (regEventLog Is Nothing) Then
Dim temp As Object = regEventLog.GetValue("File")
If Not (temp Is Nothing) Then
Console.WriteLine(" Log file path = " + ControlChars.Tab _
+ " {0}", temp.ToString())
Dim file As New FileInfo(temp.ToString())
' Get the current size of the event log file.
If file.Exists Then
sizeKB = file.Length / 1024
If file.Length Mod 1024 <> 0 Then
sizeKB += 1
End If
Console.WriteLine(" Current size = " + ControlChars.Tab _
+ " {0} kilobytes", sizeKB.ToString())
End If
Else
Console.WriteLine(" Log file path = " + ControlChars.Tab _
+ " <not set>")
End If
End If
' Display the maximum size and overflow settings.
sizeKB = e.MaximumKilobytes
Console.WriteLine(" Maximum size = " + ControlChars.Tab _
+ " {0} kilobytes", sizeKB.ToString())
Console.WriteLine(" Overflow setting = " + ControlChars.Tab _
+ " {0}", e.OverflowAction.ToString())
Select Case e.OverflowAction
Case OverflowAction.OverwriteOlder
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + _
" Entries are retained a minimum of {0} days.", _
e.MinimumRetentionDays)
Case OverflowAction.DoNotOverwrite
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + _
" Older entries are not overwritten.")
Case OverflowAction.OverwriteAsNeeded
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + _
" If number of entries equals max size limit, a new event log entry overwrites the oldest entry.")
Case Else
End Select
Next e
End Sub
Remarks
Note
In Windows Vista and later, users do not have permission to access the security log. If you are running Windows Vista or later as a user, you will get a SecurityException when you attempt to access the display name for an event in the security log.
In Windows Vista and later, User Account Control (UAC) determines the privileges of a user. If you are a member of the Built-in Administrators group, you are assigned two run-time access tokens: a standard user access token and an administrator access token. By default, you are in the standard user role. To execute the code that accesses the security log, you must first elevate your privileges from standard user to administrator. You can do this when you start an application by right-clicking the application icon and indicating that you want to run as an administrator.
