public static string GetKey( 
   string metricTypeName,
   string categoryName,
   string counterName,
   string instanceName
)

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function GetKey( _
   ByVal metricTypeName As String, _
   ByVal categoryName As String, _
   ByVal counterName As String, _
   ByVal instanceName As String _
) As String

Parameters

metricTypeName

The unique metric type

categoryName

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

counterName

The name of the performance counter.

instanceName

The name of the performance counter category instance, or an empty string (""), if the category contains a single instance.

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

MetricDefinition Class
MetricDefinition Members
Overload List