DataType Class
The DataType object represents a SQL Server data type.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DataType
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Class DataType _
Implements IXmlSerializable
'Usage
Dim instance As DataType
public class DataType : IXmlSerializable
public ref class DataType : IXmlSerializable
type DataType =
class
interface IXmlSerializable
end
public class DataType implements IXmlSerializable
The DataType type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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DataType() | Initializes a new instance of the DataType class. | |
DataType(SqlDataType) | Initializes a new instance of the DataType class based on a specified SQL Server data type. | |
DataType(UserDefinedDataType) | Initializes a new instance of the DataType class based on a specified user-defined data type. | |
DataType(UserDefinedTableType) | Initializes a new instance of the DataType class based on a specified user-defined table type. | |
DataType(UserDefinedType) | Initializes a new instance of the DataType class based on a specified user-defined type. | |
DataType(XmlSchemaCollection) | Initializes a new instance of the DataType class based on a specified XML schema collection. | |
DataType(SqlDataType, Int32) | Initializes a new instance of the DataType class based on a specified SQL Server data type with specified precision or maximum length. | |
DataType(SqlDataType, String) | Initializes a new instance of the DataType class based on a specified SQL Server data type with the specified type. | |
DataType(SqlDataType, Int32, Int32) | Initializes a new instance of the DataType class based on a specified SQL Server data type with the specified precision and scale. | |
DataType(SqlDataType, String, String) | Initializes a new instance of the DataType class based on a specified SQL Server data type with the specified type and schema. |
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Properties
Name | Description | |
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BigInt | Gets a data type that specifies the BigInt definition used in the data type. | |
Bit | Gets a data type that specifies the Bit definition used in the data type. | |
Date | The Date property returns a Date data type. | |
DateTime | Gets a data type that specifies the DateTime definition used in the data type. | |
Float | Gets a data type that specifies the Float definition used in the data type. | |
Geography | The geography data type represents data in a round-earth coordinate system. The SQL Server geography data type stores ellipsoidal (round-earth) data, such as GPS latitude and longitude coordinates. | |
Geometry | The Geometry property contains spatial data that represents information about the physical location and shape of geometric objects. | |
HierarchyId | The HierarchyId property is used to identify a position in a hierarchy. | |
Image | Gets a data type that specifies the Image definition used in the data type. | |
Int | Gets a data type that specifies the Int definition used in the data type. | |
MaximumLength | Gets the maximum length of the data type. | |
Money | Gets a data type that specifies the Money definition used in the data type. | |
Name | Gets the name of the data type. | |
NText | Gets a data type that specifies the NText definition used in the data type. | |
NumericPrecision | Gets or sets the numeric precision of the data type. | |
NumericScale | Gets or sets the numeric scale of the data type. | |
NVarCharMax | Gets a data type that specifies the VarCharMax definition used in the data type. | |
Real | Gets a data type that specifies the Money definition used in the data type. | |
Schema | Gets or sets the schema of the data type. | |
SmallDateTime | Gets a data type that specifies the SmallDateTime definition used in the data type. | |
SmallInt | Gets a data type that specifies the SmallInt definition used in the data type. | |
SmallMoney | Gets a data type that specifies the SmallMoney definition used in the data type. | |
SqlDataType | Gets a data type that specifies the SqlDataType definition used in the data type. | |
SysName | Gets a data type that specifies the SysName definition used in the data type. | |
Text | Gets a data type that specifies the Text definition used in the data type. | |
Timestamp | Gets a data type that specifies the TimeStamp definition used in the data type. | |
TinyInt | Gets a data type that specifies the TinyInt definition used in the data type. | |
UniqueIdentifier | Gets a data type that specifies the UniqueIdentifier definition used in the data type. | |
VarBinaryMax | Gets a data type that specifies the VarBinaryMax definition used in the data type. | |
VarCharMax | Gets a data type that specifies the VarCharMax definition used in the data type. | |
Variant | Gets a data type that specifies the Variant definition used in the data type. | |
XmlDocumentConstraint | Gets or sets a value that indicates how an XML document is formatted. |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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Binary | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
Char | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
DateTime2 | datetime2 is an extension of the existing datetime type. It has a large date range and large default fractional precision. It has a length of at least 19 positions. | |
DateTimeOffset | Returns values for year, month, day, valid time of day between 00:00:00 and 23:59:59:9999999 and offset, in hours, from UTC. It has a length of at least 25 positions. | |
Decimal | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is considered equal to the current data type. (Overrides Object.Equals(Object).) | |
Equals(DataType) | Determines whether the specified data types are considered equal. | |
Finalize | (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetHashCode | This method supports the SQL Server infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. (Overrides Object.GetHashCode().) | |
GetType | (Inherited from Object.) | |
MemberwiseClone | (Inherited from Object.) | |
NChar | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
Numeric | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
NVarChar | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
Time | Returns values for any valid time of day between 00:00:00 and 23:59:59:9999999. It has a length of at least eight positions and contains the time in hours, minutes, seconds and fractional seconds. | |
ToString | Returns the object in string format. (Overrides Object.ToString().) | |
UserDefinedDataType(String) | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
UserDefinedDataType(String, String) | Returns an object that represents the specified type with the specified schema. | |
UserDefinedTableType(String) | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
UserDefinedTableType(String, String) | Returns an object that represents the specified type with the specified schema. | |
UserDefinedType(String) | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
UserDefinedType(String, String) | Returns an object that represents the specified type with the specified schema. | |
VarBinary | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
VarChar | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
Xml(String) | Returns an object that represents the specified type. | |
Xml(String, String) | Returns an object that represents the specified type and with the specified schema. | |
Xml(String, String, XmlDocumentConstraint) | Returns an object that represents the specified type, schema and XML document constraint. |
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Explicit Interface Implementations
Name | Description | |
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IXmlSerializable.GetSchema | Not implemented. | |
IXmlSerializable.ReadXml | Deserializes the DAC type properties from an XML stream. Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.. | |
IXmlSerializable.WriteXml | Serializes the data type properties to an XML stream. Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.. |
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Remarks
The DataType object is used to specify the type of data that is associated primarily with columns and parameters.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Examples
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.