[This topic is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases. Blank topics are included as placeholders.]Gets all categories that are applied to all management packs in this management group. Namespace: Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement
Assembly: Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Core (in microsoft.enterprisemanagement.core.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic 
Dim instance As IEntityTypeManagement
Dim returnValue As IList(Of ManagementPackCategory)

returnValue = instance.GetCategories

Syntax

Visual Basic 
Function GetCategories As IList(Of ManagementPackCategory)
C# 
IList<ManagementPackCategory> GetCategories ()
C++ 
IList<ManagementPackCategory^>^ GetCategories ()
J# 
IList<ManagementPackCategory> GetCategories ()
JScript 
function GetCategories () : IList<ManagementPackCategory>

Return Value

Type: IList The list of categories.

Thread Safety

This method is thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2003

See Also