CimSession.GetInstance Method (String, CimInstance, CimOperationOptions)

Gets the specified instance from the server represented by the session.

Namespace:   Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure
Assembly:  Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure (in Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.dll)

Syntax

public CimInstance GetInstance(
    string namespaceName,
    CimInstance instanceId,
    CimOperationOptions options
)

public:
CimInstance^ GetInstance(
    String^ namespaceName,
    CimInstance^ instanceId,
    CimOperationOptions^ options
)

member GetInstance : 
        namespaceName:string *
        instanceId:CimInstance *
        options:CimOperationOptions -> CimInstance

Public Function GetInstance (
    namespaceName As String,
    instanceId As CimInstance,
    options As CimOperationOptions
) As CimInstance

Parameters

• namespaceName
  Type: System.String

  A null-terminated string that contains the optional namespace name to carry out the operation. If none is specified, the server will pick a default. The namespace cannot include a computer name. It can only be in the form of a namespace name separated by a slash mark character (/). For example, the following would be a valid namespaceName value: root/cimv2.

• instanceId
  Type: Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance

  A CimInstance object that represents the class name and keys of the instance to be retrieved from the server.

• options
  Type: Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Options.CimOperationOptions

  A CimOperationOptions object that specifies options, such as timeouts, and how to control the CIM semantics.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance

The CimInstance object represented by the specified instanceId value.

See Also

GetInstance Overload
CimSession Class
Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure Namespace

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