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DependencyWalker.DiscoverDependencies Method (SqlSmoObject[], DependencyType)

Creates a hierarchical object tree that represents the parent or child dependent relationships for a specified object array of Microsoft SQL Server objects on the instance of SQL Server.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function DiscoverDependencies ( _
    objects As SqlSmoObject(), _
    dependencyType As DependencyType _
) As DependencyTree
public DependencyTree DiscoverDependencies (
    SqlSmoObject[] objects,
    DependencyType dependencyType
)
public:
DependencyTree^ DiscoverDependencies (
    array<SqlSmoObject^>^ objects, 
    DependencyType dependencyType
)
public DependencyTree DiscoverDependencies (
    SqlSmoObject[] objects, 
    DependencyType dependencyType
)
public function DiscoverDependencies (
    objects : SqlSmoObject[], 
    dependencyType : DependencyType
) : DependencyTree

Parameters

  • objects
    A SqlSmoObject object array value that specifies the SQL Server objects for which to discover the dependent relationships.
  • dependencyType
    A DependencyType object value that specifies the direction of the dependency discovery operation.

Return Value

A DependencyTree object that specifies the hierarchical SQL Server object tree.

Remarks

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

How to: Script Out the Dependencies for a Database in Visual Basic .NET

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

DependencyWalker Class
DependencyWalker Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

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