Database.FileGroups Property
Gets a collection of FileGroup objects. Each FileGroup object represents a file group defined on the database.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ChildContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.OneToAny, GetType(FileGroup))> _
Public ReadOnly Property FileGroups As FileGroupCollection
Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim value As FileGroupCollection
value = instance.FileGroups
[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ChildContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.OneToAny, typeof(FileGroup))]
public FileGroupCollection FileGroups { get; }
[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship::ChildContainer, SfcContainerCardinality::OneToAny,
typeof(FileGroup))]
public:
property FileGroupCollection^ FileGroups {
FileGroupCollection^ get ();
}
[<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ChildContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.OneToAny,
typeof(FileGroup))>]
member FileGroups : FileGroupCollection
function get FileGroups () : FileGroupCollection
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.FileGroupCollection
A FileGroupCollection object that represents all the file groups defined on the database.
Remarks
Specific file groups can be referenced by using this collection by specifying the name of the file group. To add a new file group to the collection, call the file group constructor FileGroup.
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 log files in the database.
Dim lf As LogFile
For Each lf In db.LogFiles
Console.WriteLine(lf.Name)
Next
PowerShell
$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$db = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database
$db = $srv.Databases.Item("AdventureWorks2012")
Foreach ($lf in $db.LogFiles)
{
Write-Host $lf.Name
}
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
Using Filegroups and Files to Store Data