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ForeignKey.MarkForDrop Method

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Marks the foreign key to be dropped the next time its parent Table object is altered by the Alter method.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub MarkForDrop ( _
    dropOnAlter As Boolean _
)

public void MarkForDrop (
    bool dropOnAlter
)

public:
virtual void MarkForDrop (
    bool dropOnAlter
) sealed

public final void MarkForDrop (
    boolean dropOnAlter
)

public final function MarkForDrop (
    dropOnAlter : boolean
)

Parameters

  • dropOnAlter
    A Boolean value that specifies whether to drop the foreign key when its parent Table object is altered with the Alter method.

    If True, the foreign key is dropped when the Alter method is run on the parent Table object.

    If False, the foreign key is dropped immediately.

Remarks

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

Example

How to: Create, Alter, and Remove a Foreign Key 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

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

Other Resources

Creating, Altering, and Removing Foreign Keys
Creating and Modifying FOREIGN KEY Constraints
CREATE TABLE (Transact-SQL)