ServiceController Class

Definition

public ref class ServiceController : System::ComponentModel::Component

public ref class ServiceController : IDisposable

public class ServiceController : System.ComponentModel.Component

public class ServiceController : IDisposable

[System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessDescription("ServiceControllerDesc")]
public class ServiceController : System.ComponentModel.Component

type ServiceController = class
    inherit Component

type ServiceController = class
    interface IDisposable

[<System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessDescription("ServiceControllerDesc")>]
type ServiceController = class
    inherit Component

Public Class ServiceController
Inherits Component

Public Class ServiceController
Implements IDisposable

Inheritance

Object

MarshalByRefObject

Component

ServiceController

Inheritance

Object

ServiceController

Attributes

ServiceProcessDescriptionAttribute

Implements

IDisposable

Examples

The following example demonstrates the use of the ServiceController class to control the SimpleService service example.

using System;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;

namespace ServiceControllerSample
{
    class Program
    {
        public enum SimpleServiceCustomCommands
        { StopWorker = 128, RestartWorker, CheckWorker };
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            ServiceController[] scServices;
            scServices = ServiceController.GetServices();

            foreach (ServiceController scTemp in scServices)
            {

                if (scTemp.ServiceName == "Simple Service")
                {
                    // Display properties for the Simple Service sample
                    // from the ServiceBase example.
                    ServiceController sc = new ServiceController("Simple Service");
                    Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status);
                    Console.WriteLine("Can Pause and Continue = " + sc.CanPauseAndContinue);
                    Console.WriteLine("Can ShutDown = " + sc.CanShutdown);
                    Console.WriteLine("Can Stop = " + sc.CanStop);
                    if (sc.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped)
                    {
                        sc.Start();
                        while (sc.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped)
                        {
                            Thread.Sleep(1000);
                            sc.Refresh();
                        }
                    }
                    // Issue custom commands to the service
                    // enum SimpleServiceCustomCommands
                    //    { StopWorker = 128, RestartWorker, CheckWorker };
                    sc.ExecuteCommand((int)SimpleServiceCustomCommands.StopWorker);
                    sc.ExecuteCommand((int)SimpleServiceCustomCommands.RestartWorker);
                    sc.Pause();
                    while (sc.Status != ServiceControllerStatus.Paused)
                    {
                        Thread.Sleep(1000);
                        sc.Refresh();
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status);
                    sc.Continue();
                    while (sc.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Paused)
                    {
                        Thread.Sleep(1000);
                        sc.Refresh();
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status);
                    sc.Stop();
                    while (sc.Status != ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped)
                    {
                        Thread.Sleep(1000);
                        sc.Refresh();
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status);
                    String[] argArray = new string[] { "ServiceController arg1", "ServiceController arg2" };
                    sc.Start(argArray);
                    while (sc.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped)
                    {
                        Thread.Sleep(1000);
                        sc.Refresh();
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status);
                    // Display the event log entries for the custom commands
                    // and the start arguments.
                    EventLog el = new EventLog("Application");
                    EventLogEntryCollection elec = el.Entries;
                    foreach (EventLogEntry ele in elec)
                    {
                        if (ele.Source.IndexOf("SimpleService.OnCustomCommand") >= 0 |
                            ele.Source.IndexOf("SimpleService.Arguments") >= 0)
                            Console.WriteLine(ele.Message);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
// This sample displays the following output if the Simple Service
// sample is running:
//Status = Running
//Can Pause and Continue = True
//Can ShutDown = True
//Can Stop = True
//Status = Paused
//Status = Running
//Status = Stopped
//Status = Running
//4:14:49 PM - Custom command received: 128
//4:14:49 PM - Custom command received: 129
//ServiceController arg1
//ServiceController arg2

Imports System.ServiceProcess
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Threading



Class Program

    Public Enum SimpleServiceCustomCommands
        StopWorker = 128
        RestartWorker
        CheckWorker
    End Enum 'SimpleServiceCustomCommands

    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        Dim scServices() As ServiceController
        scServices = ServiceController.GetServices()

        Dim scTemp As ServiceController
        For Each scTemp In scServices

            If scTemp.ServiceName = "Simple Service" Then
                ' Display properties for the Simple Service sample 
                ' from the ServiceBase example
                Dim sc As New ServiceController("Simple Service")
                Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status.ToString())
                Console.WriteLine("Can Pause and Continue = " + _
                    sc.CanPauseAndContinue.ToString())
                Console.WriteLine("Can ShutDown = " + sc.CanShutdown.ToString())
                Console.WriteLine("Can Stop = " + sc.CanStop.ToString())
                If sc.Status = ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped Then
                    sc.Start()
                    While sc.Status = ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped
                        Thread.Sleep(1000)
                        sc.Refresh()
                    End While
                End If
                ' Issue custom commands to the service
                ' enum SimpleServiceCustomCommands 
                '    { StopWorker = 128, RestartWorker, CheckWorker };
                sc.ExecuteCommand(Fix(SimpleServiceCustomCommands.StopWorker))
                sc.ExecuteCommand(Fix(SimpleServiceCustomCommands.RestartWorker))
                sc.Pause()
                While sc.Status <> ServiceControllerStatus.Paused
                    Thread.Sleep(1000)
                    sc.Refresh()
                End While
                Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status.ToString())
                sc.Continue()
                While sc.Status = ServiceControllerStatus.Paused
                    Thread.Sleep(1000)
                    sc.Refresh()
                End While
                Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status.ToString())
                sc.Stop()
                While sc.Status <> ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped
                    Thread.Sleep(1000)
                    sc.Refresh()
                End While
                Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status.ToString())
                Dim argArray() As String = {"ServiceController arg1", "ServiceController arg2"}
                sc.Start(argArray)
                While sc.Status = ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped
                    Thread.Sleep(1000)
                    sc.Refresh()
                End While
                Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status.ToString())
                ' Display the event log entries for the custom commands
                ' and the start arguments.
                Dim el As New EventLog("Application")
                Dim elec As EventLogEntryCollection = el.Entries
                Dim ele As EventLogEntry
                For Each ele In elec
                    If ele.Source.IndexOf("SimpleService.OnCustomCommand") >= 0 Or ele.Source.IndexOf("SimpleService.Arguments") >= 0 Then
                        Console.WriteLine(ele.Message)
                    End If
                Next ele
            End If
        Next scTemp

    End Sub
End Class
' This sample displays the following output if the Simple Service
' sample is running:
'Status = Running
'Can Pause and Continue = True
'Can ShutDown = True
'Can Stop = True
'Status = Paused
'Status = Running
'Status = Stopped
'Status = Running
'4:14:49 PM - Custom command received: 128
'4:14:49 PM - Custom command received: 129
'ServiceController arg1
'ServiceController arg2

Remarks

You can use the ServiceController class to connect to and control the behavior of existing services. When you create an instance of the ServiceController class, you set its properties so it interacts with a specific Windows service. You can then use the class to start, stop, and otherwise manipulate the service.

You will most likely use the ServiceController component in an administrative capacity. For example, you could create a Windows or Web application that sends custom commands to a service through the ServiceController instance. This would be useful, because the Service Control Manager (SCM) Microsoft Management Console snap-in does not support custom commands.

After you create an instance of ServiceController, you must set two properties on it to identify the service with which it interacts: the computer name and the name of the service you want to control.

Generally, the service author writes code that customizes the action associated with a specific command. For example, a service can contain code to respond to an ServiceBase.OnPause command. In that case, the custom processing for the Pause task runs before the system pauses the service.

The set of commands a service can process depends on its properties; for example, you can set the CanStop property for a service to false. This setting renders the Stop command unavailable on that particular service; it prevents you from stopping the service from the SCM by disabling the necessary button. If you try to stop the service from your code, the system raises an error and displays the error message "Failed to stop servicename."

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Events

Applies to

See also

• ServiceBase
• ServiceControllerStatus
• ServiceType