Index.Alter Method (IndexOperation)

Updates any Index object property changes on the instance of SQL Server for a specified index operation.

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

Syntax

'Bildirim
Public Sub Alter ( _
    operation As IndexOperation _
)
'Kullanım
Dim instance As Index
Dim operation As IndexOperation

instance.Alter(operation)

public void Alter(
    IndexOperation operation
)

public:
void Alter(
    IndexOperation operation
)

member Alter : 
        operation:IndexOperation -> unit 

public function Alter(
    operation : IndexOperation
)

Parameters

• operation
  Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.IndexOperation
  An IndexOperation object value that specifies the index operation that can be altered.

Remarks

The Alter method updates any changes that have been made to the properties of the Index object since the Index object was created, or since the last Alter statement. The modifications are combined and sent to the instance of SQL Server in a single network trip to the instance of SQL Server.

Not

Indexes based on the UserDefinedTableType object cannot be modified and running this method will generate an exception.

Examples

Creating, Altering, and Removing Indexes

See Also

Reference

Index Class

Alter Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Indexes

ALTER INDEX (Transact-SQL)