Determines whether the specified log exists.
Determines whether the log exists on the specified computer.
[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Shared Function Exists(String, String) As Boolean
[C#] public static bool Exists(String, String);
[C++] public: static bool Exists(String*, String*);
[JScript] public static function Exists(String, String) : Boolean;
Determines whether the log exists on the local computer.
[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Shared Function Exists(String) As Boolean
[C#] public static bool Exists(String);
[C++] public: static bool Exists(String*);
[JScript] public static function Exists(String) : Boolean;
The following example determines if the log "myLog" exists on the local computer. If it does, it is deleted.
Import the System.Diagnostics namespace for this example.
Note This example shows how to use one of the overloaded versions of Exists. For other examples that may be available, see the individual overload topics.
[Visual Basic]
Private Sub DeleteLog() 'Declare an event log name Dim eventLogName As String eventLogName = "myLog" 'If the event log passed in exists on the server, delete it. If EventLog.Exists(eventLogName) Then EventLog.Delete(eventLogName) End If End Sub
EventLog Class | EventLog Members | System.Diagnostics Namespace