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Reflect on a WMI Class

Problem

You want to use reflection to retrieve information about a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class.

Solution

Create a ManagementClass object for the WMI class, and then explore it using properties such as ManagementClass.Methods, ManagementClass.Properties, MethodData.InParameters, and MethodData.OutParameters.

Discussion

Windows Management Instrumentation is a core component of the Windows operating system that allows your code to retrieve a vast amount of system and hardware information using a query-like syntax. The basic unit of WMI is the WMI class, which is similar to a .NET class, exposing properties and methods. However, you can’t use a WMI class directly from .NET code; instead, you access a WMI class ...