SqlMetaData Constructors

Definition

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class.

Overloads

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name and type.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64, Byte, Byte, Int64, SqlCompareOptions, Type, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, maximum length, precision, scale, locale ID, compare options, and user-defined type (UDT). This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, String, String, String, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, database name, owning schema, object name, and default server. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64, Int64, SqlCompareOptions, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, maximum length, locale, compare options, and server default. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Type, String, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, user-defined type, SQL Server type, and server default. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Byte, Byte, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, precision, scale, and server default. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, maximum length, and server default. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64, Byte, Byte, Int64, SqlCompareOptions, Type)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, maximum length, precision, scale, locale ID, compare options, and user-defined type (UDT).

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, String, String, String)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, database name, owning schema, and object name.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64, Int64, SqlCompareOptions)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, maximum length, locale, and compare options.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Type, String)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, user-defined type (UDT), and SQLServer type.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Byte, Byte)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, precision, and scale.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Type)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, and user-defined type (UDT).

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, and maximum length.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, and default server. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name and type.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

Exceptions

The Name is null.

A SqlDbType that is not allowed was passed to the constructor as dbType.

Examples

The following example creates a new SqlMetaData object by specifying the column name and a column data type of SqlDbType.Int.

public static void CreateSqlMetaData2()
{
   SqlMetaData columnInfo;
   columnInfo = new SqlMetaData("Column2", SqlDbType.Int);
}
Public Shared Sub CreateSqlMetaData2()

   Dim columnInfo As SqlMetaData
   columnInfo = new SqlMetaData("ColumnName", SqlDbType.Int)

End Sub

Remarks

Only the following are allowed to be passed to the constructor as dbType: Bit, BigInt, DateTime, Decimal, Float, Int, Money, Numeric, SmallDateTime, SmallInt, SmallMoney, TimeStamp, TinyInt, UniqueIdentifier, Xml.

The following are the default values assigned to dbType, depending on the SqlDbType (the XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase, XmlSchemaCollectionName, XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema, and Type properties are set to null):

SqlDbType Maximum length Precision Scale Locale Compare options
Bit 1 1 0 0 None
BigInt 8 19 0 0 None
DateTime 8 23 3 0 None
Decimal 9 18 0 0 None
Float 8 53 0 0 None
Int 4 10 0 0 None
Money 8 19 4 0 None
Numeric 9 18 0 0 None
SmallDateTime 4 16 0 0 None
SmallInt 2 5 0 0 None
SmallMoney 4 10 4 0 None
TimeStamp 8 0 0 0 None
TinyInt 1 3 0 0 None
UniqueIdentifier 16 0 0 0 None
Xml Max (-1) 0 0 0 IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64, Byte, Byte, Int64, SqlCompareOptions, Type, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, maximum length, precision, scale, locale ID, compare options, and user-defined type (UDT). This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength, System::Byte precision, System::Byte scale, long localeId, System::Data::SqlTypes::SqlCompareOptions compareOptions, Type ^ userDefinedType, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System::Data::SqlClient::SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength, byte precision, byte scale, long localeId, System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlCompareOptions compareOptions, Type userDefinedType, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * int64 * byte * byte * int64 * System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlCompareOptions * Type * bool * bool * System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder * int -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, maxLength As Long, precision As Byte, scale As Byte, localeId As Long, compareOptions As SqlCompareOptions, userDefinedType As Type, useServerDefault As Boolean, isUniqueKey As Boolean, columnSortOrder As SortOrder, sortOrdinal As Integer)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

maxLength
Int64

The maximum length of the specified type.

precision
Byte

The precision of the parameter or column.

scale
Byte

The scale of the parameter or column.

localeId
Int64

The locale ID of the parameter or column.

compareOptions
SqlCompareOptions

The comparison rules of the parameter or column.

userDefinedType
Type

A Type instance that points to the UDT.

useServerDefault
Boolean

Specifies whether this column should use the default server value.

isUniqueKey
Boolean

Specifies if the column in the table-valued parameter is unique.

columnSortOrder
SortOrder

Specifies the sort order for a column.

sortOrdinal
Int32

Specifies the ordinal of the sort column.

Remarks

For more information, see Table-Valued Parameters.

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, String, String, String, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, database name, owning schema, object name, and default server. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, System::String ^ database, System::String ^ owningSchema, System::String ^ objectName, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System::Data::SqlClient::SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, string database, string owningSchema, string objectName, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * string * string * string * bool * bool * System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder * int -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, database As String, owningSchema As String, objectName As String, useServerDefault As Boolean, isUniqueKey As Boolean, columnSortOrder As SortOrder, sortOrdinal As Integer)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

database
String

The database name of the XML schema collection of a typed XML instance.

owningSchema
String

The relational schema name of the XML schema collection of a typed XML instance.

objectName
String

The name of the XML schema collection of a typed XML instance.

useServerDefault
Boolean

Specifies whether this column should use the default server value.

isUniqueKey
Boolean

Specifies if the column in the table-valued parameter is unique.

columnSortOrder
SortOrder

Specifies the sort order for a column.

sortOrdinal
Int32

Specifies the ordinal of the sort column.

Remarks

For more information, see Table-Valued Parameters.

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64, Int64, SqlCompareOptions, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, maximum length, locale, compare options, and server default. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength, long locale, System::Data::SqlTypes::SqlCompareOptions compareOptions, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System::Data::SqlClient::SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength, long locale, System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlCompareOptions compareOptions, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * int64 * int64 * System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlCompareOptions * bool * bool * System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder * int -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, maxLength As Long, locale As Long, compareOptions As SqlCompareOptions, useServerDefault As Boolean, isUniqueKey As Boolean, columnSortOrder As SortOrder, sortOrdinal As Integer)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

maxLength
Int64

The maximum length of the specified type.

locale
Int64

The locale ID of the parameter or column.

compareOptions
SqlCompareOptions

The comparison rules of the parameter or column.

useServerDefault
Boolean

Specifies whether this column should use the default server value.

isUniqueKey
Boolean

Specifies if the column in the table-valued parameter is unique.

columnSortOrder
SortOrder

Specifies the sort order for a column.

sortOrdinal
Int32

Specifies the ordinal of the sort column.

Remarks

For more information, see Table-Valued Parameters.

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Type, String, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, user-defined type, SQL Server type, and server default. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, Type ^ userDefinedType, System::String ^ serverTypeName, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System::Data::SqlClient::SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, Type userDefinedType, string serverTypeName, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * Type * string * bool * bool * System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder * int -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, userDefinedType As Type, serverTypeName As String, useServerDefault As Boolean, isUniqueKey As Boolean, columnSortOrder As SortOrder, sortOrdinal As Integer)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

userDefinedType
Type

A Type instance that points to the UDT.

serverTypeName
String

The SQL Server type name for userDefinedType.

useServerDefault
Boolean

Specifies whether this column should use the default server value.

isUniqueKey
Boolean

Specifies if the column in the table-valued parameter is unique.

columnSortOrder
SortOrder

Specifies the sort order for a column.

sortOrdinal
Int32

Specifies the ordinal of the sort column.

Remarks

For more information, see Table-Valued Parameters.

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Byte, Byte, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, precision, scale, and server default. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, System::Byte precision, System::Byte scale, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System::Data::SqlClient::SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, byte precision, byte scale, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * byte * byte * bool * bool * System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder * int -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, precision As Byte, scale As Byte, useServerDefault As Boolean, isUniqueKey As Boolean, columnSortOrder As SortOrder, sortOrdinal As Integer)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

precision
Byte

The precision of the parameter or column.

scale
Byte

The scale of the parameter or column.

useServerDefault
Boolean

Specifies whether this column should use the default server value.

isUniqueKey
Boolean

Specifies if the column in the table-valued parameter is unique.

columnSortOrder
SortOrder

Specifies the sort order for a column.

sortOrdinal
Int32

Specifies the ordinal of the sort column.

Remarks

For more information, see Table-Valued Parameters.

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, maximum length, and server default. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System::Data::SqlClient::SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * int64 * bool * bool * System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder * int -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, maxLength As Long, useServerDefault As Boolean, isUniqueKey As Boolean, columnSortOrder As SortOrder, sortOrdinal As Integer)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

maxLength
Int64

The maximum length of the specified type.

useServerDefault
Boolean

Specifies whether this column should use the default server value.

isUniqueKey
Boolean

Specifies if the column in the table-valued parameter is unique.

columnSortOrder
SortOrder

Specifies the sort order for a column.

sortOrdinal
Int32

Specifies the ordinal of the sort column.

Remarks

For more information, see Table-Valued Parameters.

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64, Byte, Byte, Int64, SqlCompareOptions, Type)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, maximum length, precision, scale, locale ID, compare options, and user-defined type (UDT).

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength, System::Byte precision, System::Byte scale, long locale, System::Data::SqlTypes::SqlCompareOptions compareOptions, Type ^ userDefinedType);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength, byte precision, byte scale, long locale, System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlCompareOptions compareOptions, Type userDefinedType);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * int64 * byte * byte * int64 * System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlCompareOptions * Type -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, maxLength As Long, precision As Byte, scale As Byte, locale As Long, compareOptions As SqlCompareOptions, userDefinedType As Type)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

maxLength
Int64

The maximum length of the specified type.

precision
Byte

The precision of the parameter or column.

scale
Byte

The scale of the parameter or column.

locale
Int64

The locale ID of the parameter or column.

compareOptions
SqlCompareOptions

The comparison rules of the parameter or column.

userDefinedType
Type

A Type instance that points to the UDT.

Exceptions

The Name is null.

A SqlDbType that is not allowed was passed to the constructor as dbType, or userDefinedType points to a type that does not have SqlUserDefinedTypeAttribute declared.

Remarks

Only the following are allowed to be passed to the constructor as dbType: BigInt, Bit, BitInt, DateTime, Decimal, Float, Image, Int, Money, Ntext, Numeric, Real, SmallDateTime, SmallInt, SmallMoney, Text, TimeStamp, TinyInt, UniqueIdentifier, Variant, Xml.

The following are the default values assigned to dbType, depending on the SqlDbType (the XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase, XmlSchemaCollectionName, XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema, and Type properties are set to null):

SqlDbType Maximum length Precision Scale Locale Compare options
BigInt 8 19 0 0 None
Bit 1 1 0 0 None
DateTime 8 23 3 0 None
Decimal 9 18 0 0 None
Float 8 53 0 0 None
Image Max (-1) 0 0 0 None
Int 4 10 0 0 None
Money 8 19 4 0 None
Ntext Max (-1) 0 0 <thread> IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth
Real 4 24 0 0 None
Row <number of columns> 0 0 0 None
SmallDateTime 4 16 0 0 None
SmallInt 2 5 0 0 None
SmallMoney 4 10 4 0 None
Text Max (-1) 0 0 <thread> IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth
TimeStamp 8 0 0 0 None
TinyInt 1 3 0 0 None
UniqueIdentifier 16 0 0 0 None
UDT <Max length of the type> or -1 0 0 0 None
Variant 8016 0 0 0 None
Xml Max (-1) 0 0 0 IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, String, String, String)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, database name, owning schema, and object name.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, System::String ^ database, System::String ^ owningSchema, System::String ^ objectName);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, string database, string owningSchema, string objectName);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * string * string * string -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, database As String, owningSchema As String, objectName As String)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

database
String

The database name of the XML schema collection of a typed XML instance.

owningSchema
String

The relational schema name of the XML schema collection of a typed XML instance.

objectName
String

The name of the XML schema collection of a typed XML instance.

Exceptions

The Name is null, or objectName is null when database and owningSchema are non-null.

A SqlDbType that is not allowed was passed to the constructor as dbType.

Remarks

Only the following SqlDbType is allowed to be passed to the constructor as dbType: Xml.

The following are the default values assigned to dbType, depending on the SqlDbType:

SqlDbType Maximum length Precision Scale Locale Compare options
Xml Max (-1) 0 0 0 IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64, Int64, SqlCompareOptions)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, maximum length, locale, and compare options.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength, long locale, System::Data::SqlTypes::SqlCompareOptions compareOptions);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength, long locale, System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlCompareOptions compareOptions);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * int64 * int64 * System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlCompareOptions -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, maxLength As Long, locale As Long, compareOptions As SqlCompareOptions)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the parameter or column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

maxLength
Int64

The maximum length of the specified type.

locale
Int64

The locale ID of the parameter or column.

compareOptions
SqlCompareOptions

The comparison rules of the parameter or column.

Exceptions

The Name is null.

A SqlDbType that is not allowed was passed to the constructor as dbType.

Remarks

Only the following are allowed to be passed to the constructor as dbType: Char, NChar, Ntext, NVarChar, Text, VarChar.

Only a maxLength specification of Max, or -1, is allowed for a dbType of Text or NText.

For a dbType of Varchar or Nvarchar, a length specification of Max, or -1, declares the metadata as varchar(max) and nvarchar(max), respectively.

The following are the default values assigned to dbType, depending on the SqlDbType (the XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase, XmlSchemaCollectionName, XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema, and Type properties are set to null):

SqlDbType Precision Scale
Char 0 0
NChar 0 0
NText 0 0
NVarChar 0 0
Text 0 0
VarChar 0 0

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Type, String)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, user-defined type (UDT), and SQLServer type.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, Type ^ userDefinedType, System::String ^ serverTypeName);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, Type userDefinedType, string serverTypeName);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * Type * string -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, userDefinedType As Type, serverTypeName As String)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

userDefinedType
Type

A Type instance that points to the UDT.

serverTypeName
String

The SQL Server type name for userDefinedType.

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Byte, Byte)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, precision, and scale.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, System::Byte precision, System::Byte scale);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, byte precision, byte scale);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * byte * byte -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, precision As Byte, scale As Byte)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the parameter or column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

precision
Byte

The precision of the parameter or column.

scale
Byte

The scale of the parameter or column.

Exceptions

The Name is null.

A SqlDbType that is not allowed was passed to the constructor as dbType, or scale was greater than precision.

Remarks

Only the following SqlDbType is allowed to be passed to the constructor as dbType: Decimal.

The following are the default values assigned to dbType, depending on the SqlDbType (the XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase, XmlSchemaCollectionName, XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema, and Type properties are set to null):

SqlDbType Maximum length Precision Scale Locale Compare options
Decimal 9 18 0 0 None

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Type)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, and user-defined type (UDT).

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, Type ^ userDefinedType);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, Type userDefinedType);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * Type -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, userDefinedType As Type)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

userDefinedType
Type

A Type instance that points to the UDT.

Exceptions

The Name is null.

A SqlDbType that is not allowed was passed to the constructor as dbType, or userDefinedType points to a type that does not have SqlUserDefinedTypeAttribute declared.

Remarks

Only the following SqlDbType is allowed to be passed to the constructor as dbType: UDT.

The following are the default values assigned to dbType, depending on the SqlDbType (the XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase, XmlSchemaCollectionName, XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema, and Type properties are set to null):

SqlDbType Maximum length Precision Scale Locale Compare options
UDT <Max length of the type> or -1 0 0 0 None

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Int64)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, type, and maximum length.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, long maxLength);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * int64 -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, maxLength As Long)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

maxLength
Int64

The maximum length of the specified type.

Exceptions

The Name is null.

A SqlDbType that is not allowed was passed to the constructor as dbType.

Examples

The following example creates a new SqlMetaData object by specifying the column name, a column data type of SqlDbType.NVarChar, and a maximum length of 12 characters.

public static void CreateSqlMetaData1()
{
   SqlMetaData columnInfo;
   columnInfo = new SqlMetaData("Column1", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 12);
}
Public Shared Sub CreateSqlMetaData1()

   Dim columnInfo As SqlMetaData
   columnInfo = new SqlMetaData("ColumnName", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 12)

End Sub

Remarks

Only the following are allowed to be passed to the constructor as dbType: Binary, Char, Image, NChar, Ntext, NVarChar, Text, VarBinary, VarChar.

Only a maxLength specification of Max, or -1 is allowed for a dbType of Text, NText, or Image.

For a dbType of Varchar, Nvarchar, or VarBinary, a length specification of Max, or -1, declares the metadata as varchar(max), nvarchar(max), or nvarbinary(max), respectively.

The following are the default values assigned to dbType, depending on the SqlDbType (the XmlSchemaCollectionDatabase, XmlSchemaCollectionName, XmlSchemaCollectionOwningSchema, and Type properties are set to null):

SqlDbType Precision Scale Locale Compare options
Binary 0 0 0 IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth
Char 0 0 <thread> IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth
Image 0 0 0 None
NChar 0 0 <thread> IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth
NText 0 0 <thread> IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth
NVarChar 0 0 <thread> IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth
Text 0 0 <thread> IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth
VarBinary 0 0 IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth
VarChar 0 0 <thread> IgnoreCase, IgnoreKanaType, IgnoreWidth

Applies to

SqlMetaData(String, SqlDbType, Boolean, Boolean, SortOrder, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the SqlMetaData class with the specified column name, and default server. This form of the constructor supports table-valued parameters by allowing you to specify if the column is unique in the table-valued parameter, the sort order for the column, and the ordinal of the sort column.

public:
 SqlMetaData(System::String ^ name, System::Data::SqlDbType dbType, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System::Data::SqlClient::SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
public SqlMetaData (string name, System.Data.SqlDbType dbType, bool useServerDefault, bool isUniqueKey, System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder columnSortOrder, int sortOrdinal);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData : string * System.Data.SqlDbType * bool * bool * System.Data.SqlClient.SortOrder * int -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlMetaData
Public Sub New (name As String, dbType As SqlDbType, useServerDefault As Boolean, isUniqueKey As Boolean, columnSortOrder As SortOrder, sortOrdinal As Integer)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the column.

dbType
SqlDbType

The SQL Server type of the parameter or column.

useServerDefault
Boolean

Specifies whether this column should use the default server value.

isUniqueKey
Boolean

Specifies if the column in the table-valued parameter is unique.

columnSortOrder
SortOrder

Specifies the sort order for a column.

sortOrdinal
Int32

Specifies the ordinal of the sort column.

Remarks

For more information, see Table-Valued Parameters.

Applies to