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SqlConnection Class
GetSchema Method
 GetSchema Method (String)

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.NET Framework Class Library
SqlConnection..::.GetSchema Method (String)

Returns schema information for the data source of this SqlConnection using the specified string for the schema name.

Namespace:  System.Data.SqlClient
Assembly:  System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overrides Function GetSchema ( _
    collectionName As String _
) As DataTable
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As SqlConnection
Dim collectionName As String
Dim returnValue As DataTable

returnValue = instance.GetSchema(collectionName)
C#
public override DataTable GetSchema(
    string collectionName
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual DataTable^ GetSchema(
    String^ collectionName
) override
JScript
public override function GetSchema(
    collectionName : String
) : DataTable

Parameters

collectionName
Type: System..::.String
Specifies the name of the schema to return.

Return Value

Type: System.Data..::.DataTable
A DataTable that contains schema information.
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

collectionName is specified as null.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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