Search
Module:
Directory

   Desktop Functions:

   Smart Device Functions:


Show Recent Changes
Subscribe (RSS)
Misc. Pages
Comments
FAQ
Helpful Tools
Playground
Suggested Reading
Website TODO List
Download Visual Studio Add-In

PdhLookupPerfNameByIndex (pdh)
 
.
Summary
Get the locale specific name of a performance counter
Summary
TODO - a short description

C# Signature:

[DllImport( "pdh.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode )]
static extern UInt32 PdhLookupPerfNameByIndex(string szMachineName, uint dwNameIndex, StringBuilder szNameBuffer, ref uint pcchNameBufferSize);

VB Signature:

Declare Function PdhLookupPerfNameByIndex Lib "pdh.dll" (TODO) As TODO

User-Defined Types:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

Do you know one? Please contribute it!

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

Please add some!

Sample Code:

const uint iProcessorQueueLength = 44; //counter object we want the name for
const uint iProcessorQueueLength = 44;

StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(1024);
uint bufSize = (uint)buffer.Capacity;

UInt32 iRet = 0;
iRet = PdhLookupPerfNameByIndex(null, iProcessorQueueLength, buffer, ref bufSize);
Console.WriteLine(buffer.ToString()); //locale specific name
Console.WriteLine(buffer.ToString());

Documentation

Please edit this page!

Do you have...

  • helpful tips or sample code to share for using this API in managed code?
  • corrections to the existing content?
  • variations of the signature you want to share?
  • additional languages you want to include?

Select "Edit This Page" on the right hand toolbar and edit it! Or add new pages containing supporting types needed for this API (structures, delegates, and more).

 
Access PInvoke.net directly from VS:
Terms of Use
Edit This Page
Find References
Show Printable Version
Revisions