'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function TryGetValue( _
   ByVal categoryName As String, _
   ByVal counterName As String, _
   ByRef value As PerfCounterMetric _
) As Boolean

public bool TryGetValue( 
   string categoryName,
   string counterName,
   out PerfCounterMetric value
)

Parameters

categoryName

The name of the performance counter category (performance object) with which this performance counter is associated.

counterName

The name of the performance counter.

value

When this method returns, contains the value associated with the specified key, if the key is found; otherwise, the default value for the type of the value parameter. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Return Value

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

PerfCounterCollection Class
PerfCounterCollection Members
Overload List