IEntityTypeManagement.GetCategories Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement

Assembly:

Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Core.dll

Gets a collection of categories that are applied to management packs. A category is used to tag management pack elements by using a keyword value. Elements that share the same keyword value are in the same category.

Overloads

GetCategories()	Gets all categories that are applied to all management packs in this management group.
GetCategories(ManagementPack)	Gets all categories that are applied to the provided management pack.
GetCategories(ManagementPackCategoryCriteria)	Gets all categories that match the criteria.
GetCategories(ManagementPackElement)	Gets all categories that are applied to the provided management pack element.

GetCategories()

Gets all categories that are applied to all management packs in this management group.

public:
 System::Collections::Generic::IList<Microsoft::EnterpriseManagement::Configuration::ManagementPackCategory ^> ^ GetCategories();

public System.Collections.Generic.IList<Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackCategory> GetCategories ();

abstract member GetCategories : unit -> System.Collections.Generic.IList<Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackCategory>

Public Function GetCategories () As IList(Of ManagementPackCategory)

Returns

IList<ManagementPackCategory>

The list of categories.

GetCategories(ManagementPack)

Gets all categories that are applied to the provided management pack.

public:
 System::Collections::Generic::IList<Microsoft::EnterpriseManagement::Configuration::ManagementPackCategory ^> ^ GetCategories(Microsoft::EnterpriseManagement::Configuration::ManagementPack ^ managementPack);

public System.Collections.Generic.IList<Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackCategory> GetCategories (Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPack managementPack);

abstract member GetCategories : Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPack -> System.Collections.Generic.IList<Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackCategory>

Public Function GetCategories (managementPack As ManagementPack) As IList(Of ManagementPackCategory)

Parameters

managementPack

ManagementPack

The management pack.

Returns

IList<ManagementPackCategory>

The list of categories.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The managementPack parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

GetCategories(ManagementPackCategoryCriteria)

Gets all categories that match the criteria.

public:
 System::Collections::Generic::IList<Microsoft::EnterpriseManagement::Configuration::ManagementPackCategory ^> ^ GetCategories(Microsoft::EnterpriseManagement::Configuration::ManagementPackCategoryCriteria ^ criteria);

public System.Collections.Generic.IList<Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackCategory> GetCategories (Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackCategoryCriteria criteria);

abstract member GetCategories : Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackCategoryCriteria -> System.Collections.Generic.IList<Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackCategory>

Public Function GetCategories (criteria As ManagementPackCategoryCriteria) As IList(Of ManagementPackCategory)

Parameters

criteria

ManagementPackCategoryCriteria

The category search criteria.

Returns

IList<ManagementPackCategory>

The list of categories.

Exceptions

ServerDisconnectedException

An error has occurred.

ArgumentNullException

The criteria parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

GetCategories(ManagementPackElement)

Gets all categories that are applied to the provided management pack element.

public:
 System::Collections::Generic::IList<Microsoft::EnterpriseManagement::Configuration::ManagementPackCategory ^> ^ GetCategories(Microsoft::EnterpriseManagement::Configuration::ManagementPackElement ^ element);

public System.Collections.Generic.IList<Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackCategory> GetCategories (Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackElement element);

abstract member GetCategories : Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackElement -> System.Collections.Generic.IList<Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackCategory>

Public Function GetCategories (element As ManagementPackElement) As IList(Of ManagementPackCategory)

Parameters

element

ManagementPackElement

The management pack element that is used to retrieve categories.

Returns

IList<ManagementPackCategory>

The list of categories.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The element parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Thread Safety

These methods are thread safe.