TryGetValue(String,SampledMetricDefinition) Method

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Retrieve a SampledMetricDefinition by its combined three-part Key string, if present.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function TryGetValue( _
   ByVal key As String, _
   ByRef value As SampledMetricDefinition _
) As Boolean

public static bool TryGetValue( 
   string key,
   out SampledMetricDefinition value
)

Parameters

key: The Key of the sampled metric definition to get (composed of the metrics system, category name, and counter name combined as a single string).
value: The output variable to receive the SampledMetricDefinition object if found (null if not).

Return Value

False if no metric definition is registered with the given Key, true if a SampledMetricDefinition is registered with the given Key, or throws an exception if the registered definition is not a SampledMetricDefinition.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	The provided key was null.
System.ArgumentException	The metric definition found for the specified key is not a sampled metric definition.

Remarks

This method looks in the collection of registered metric definitions for the specified Key. If it is not found, the output is set to null and the method returns false. If the Id key is found and resolves to a SampledMetricDefinition, it is stored in the value output parameter and the method returns true. If the Id key is found but is not a SampledMetricDefinition, an ArgumentException is thrown to signal a usage inconsistency in your code.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

SampledMetricDefinition Class
SampledMetricDefinition Members
Overload List

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