DatabaseCollection Class
The DatabaseCollection class represents a collection of Database objects that represent all the databases defined on the instance of SQL Server.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.AbstractCollectionBase
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoCollectionBase
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SortedListCollectionBase
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SimpleObjectCollectionBase
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DatabaseCollection
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class DatabaseCollection _
Inherits SimpleObjectCollectionBase
'Usage
Dim instance As DatabaseCollection
public sealed class DatabaseCollection : SimpleObjectCollectionBase
public ref class DatabaseCollection sealed : public SimpleObjectCollectionBase
[<SealedAttribute>]
type DatabaseCollection =
class
inherit SimpleObjectCollectionBase
end
public final class DatabaseCollection extends SimpleObjectCollectionBase
The DatabaseCollection type exposes the following members.
Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
.gif "Public property") |
Count | Gets the number of objects in the referenced collection. (Inherited from SmoCollectionBase.) |
|
IsSynchronized | Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether access to the collection is synchronized and therefore thread-safe. (Inherited from SmoCollectionBase.) |
|
Item[Int32] | Gets a Database object in the collection by index number. |
|
Item[String] | Gets a Database object in the collection by name. |
|
Parent | Gets the Server object that is the parent of the Database object. |
|
SyncRoot | Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the collection. (Inherited from SmoCollectionBase.) |
Top
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
.gif "Public method") |
Add | Adds an database object to the collection. |
.gif "Protected method") |
AddExisting | Adds an object to the collection. (Inherited from AbstractCollectionBase.) |
|
Contains | Verifies whether the specified object exists in the collection. (Inherited from SimpleObjectCollectionBase.) |
|
CopyTo | Copies the collection objects to a one-dimensional array beginning at the index value specified. |
|
Equals | (Inherited from Object.) |
|
GetEnumerator | Returns an IEnumerator interface that allows you to iterate through the objects in the collection. (Inherited from SmoCollectionBase.) |
|
GetHashCode | (Inherited from Object.) |
|
GetType | (Inherited from Object.) |
|
ItemById | Extracts a member from the DatabaseCollection collection using a system-defined, unique identifier. |
|
Refresh() | Refreshes the referenced collection. (Inherited from SmoCollectionBase.) |
|
Refresh(Boolean) | Refreshes the referenced collection with the option to refresh child objects of the referenced collection. (Inherited from SmoCollectionBase.) |
|
ToString | (Inherited from Object.) |
Top
Fields
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
.gif "Protected field") |
initialized | This value supports the SMO infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. (Inherited from AbstractCollectionBase.) |
Top
Explicit Interface Implementations
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
.gif "Explicit interface implemetation") .gif "Private method") |
ICollection.CopyTo | Copies the elements from an instance to an array beginning at the index indicated. (Inherited from SmoCollectionBase.) |
Top
Remarks
A DatabaseCollection object can be used to gain access to a set of databases. You can use the Item property to return a specific Database object.
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.