Database.Rules Property
Gets a collection of Rule objects. Each Rule object represents a rule defined on the database.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny, _
GetType(Rule))> _
Public ReadOnly Property Rules As RuleCollection
Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim value As RuleCollection
value = instance.Rules
[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny,
typeof(Rule))]
public RuleCollection Rules { get; }
[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship::ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality::ZeroToAny,
typeof(Rule))]
public:
property RuleCollection^ Rules {
RuleCollection^ get ();
}
[<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny,
typeof(Rule))>]
member Rules : RuleCollection
function get Rules () : RuleCollection
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.RuleCollection
A RuleCollection object that represents all the rules that are defined on the database.
Remarks
Specific rules can be referenced by using this collection by specifying the name of the rule. To add a new rule to the collection, call the rule constructor Rule.
Examples
VB
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Reference the AdventureWorks2012 database.
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks2012")
'Display all the rules in the database.
Dim ru As Rule
For Each ru In db.Rules
Console.WriteLine(.ru.Name)
Next
PowerShell
$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$db = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database
$db = $srv.Databases.Item("AdventureWorks2012")
Foreach ($ru in $db.Rules)
{
Write-Host $ru.Name
}
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
Creating, Altering, and Removing Rules