[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
The DWbemClassObject interface contains and manipulates class definitions and class object instances.
From the WBEM client perspective, this interface is always in-process. Put (write) operations only affect the local copy of the object, and Get (read) operations always retrieve values from the local copy. Updates to CIMOM are performed only when entire objects are read or written using methods on the DIWbemServices interface, such as DIWbemServices.PutInstance or DIWbemServices.PutClass.
| BeginEnumeration | Begins an enumeration of all the properties. |
| Clone | Makes a copy of the current object. |
| CompareTo | Tests two objects for equality. |
| Delete | Removes the specified property from the object. |
| EndEnumeration | Ends an enumeration begun with BeginEnumeration. |
| Get | Gets a particular property value. |
| GetNames | Gets a list of the names of all the properties in the object. |
| GetObjectText | Gets the textual rendition of the object (MOF syntax). |
| GetPropertyOrigin | Reports the class in which a particular property was introduced. |
| GetPropertyQualifierSet | Allows access to the qualifiers of a particular property. |
| GetQualifierSet | Allows access to the qualifier set of the entire object. |
| InheritsFrom | Reports whether the current object inherits from a particular class. |
| Next | Gets the next property in an enumeration after an initial call to BeginEnumeration. |
| Put | Edits or creates a particular property value. |
| SpawnDerivedClass | Creates a new derived class from the current class. |
| SpawnInstance | Creates a new instance from the current class. |