sp_helptrigger (Transact-SQL)
Returns the type or types of DML triggers defined on the specified table for the current database. sp_helptrigger cannot be used with DDL triggers. Query the system stored procedures catalog view instead.
Syntax
sp_helptrigger [ @tabname= ] 'table'
[ , [ @triggertype = ] 'type' ]
Arguments
[ @tabname= ] 'table'
Is the name of the table in the current database for which to return trigger information. table is nvarchar(776), with no default.[ @triggertype= ] 'type'
Is the type of DML trigger to return information about. type is char(6), with a default of NULL, and can be one of these values.Value
Description
DELETE
Returns DELETE trigger information.
INSERT
Returns INSERT trigger information.
UPDATE
Returns UPDATE trigger information.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Result Sets
The following table shows the information that is contained in the result set.
Column name |
Data type |
Description |
---|---|---|
trigger_name |
sysname |
Name of the trigger. |
trigger_owner |
sysname |
Name of the owner of the table on which the trigger is defined. |
isupdate |
int |
1=UPDATE trigger 0=Not an UPDATE trigger |
isdelete |
int |
1=DELETE trigger 0=Not a DELETE trigger |
isinsert |
int |
1=INSERT trigger 0=Not an INSERT trigger |
isafter |
int |
1=AFTER trigger 0=Not an AFTER trigger |
isinsteadof |
int |
1=INSTEAD OF trigger 0=Not an INSTEAD OF trigger |
trigger_schema |
sysname |
Name of the schema to which the trigger belongs. |
Examples
The following example executes sp_helptrigger to produce information about the trigger(s) on the Person.Person table.
USE AdventureWorks2008R2;
GO
EXEC sp_helptrigger 'Person.Person';