IUpdateCategory.GetSubcategories Method ()

Applies To: Windows Server Update Services

Gets the subcategories of this category.

Namespace:   Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration (in Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.dll)

Syntax

UpdateCategoryCollection GetSubcategories()

UpdateCategoryCollection^ GetSubcategories()

abstract GetSubcategories : unit -> UpdateCategoryCollection

Function GetSubcategories As UpdateCategoryCollection

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.UpdateCategoryCollection

An UpdateCategoryCollection that contains the subcategories of this category. The collection is empty if the category does not contain subcategories.

Remarks

A category can represent a company, product family, or product. The root category is the company category. The company category can have one or more subcategories known as product family categories. Product family categories contain one or more product categories. To determine the category's type, use Type. For example, the company category for Microsoft is Microsoft Corporation. The Microsoft Corporation category contains the Windows product family category, which in turn contains product categories, such as the Windows Server 2003 category and the Windows XP category.

See Also

IUpdateCategory Interface
Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration Namespace

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