Database.AsymmetricKeys Property

Represents a collection of AsymmetricKey objects. Each AsymmetricKey object represents an asymmetric key defined on the database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property AsymmetricKeys As AsymmetricKeyCollection
public AsymmetricKeyCollection AsymmetricKeys { get; }
public:
property AsymmetricKeyCollection^ AsymmetricKeys {
    AsymmetricKeyCollection^ get ();
}
/** @property */
public AsymmetricKeyCollection get_AsymmetricKeys ()
public function get AsymmetricKeys () : AsymmetricKeyCollection

Property Value

An AsymmetricKeyCollection object that represents all the asymmetric keys defined on the database.

Remarks

Updated text:17 July 2006

Specific asymmetric keys can be referenced by using this collection by specifying the name of the asymmetric key. To add a new asymmetric key to the collection, call the asymmetric key constructor, AsymmetricKey.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server

'Reference the AdventureWorks database.
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks")

'Display all the asymmetric keys on the database.
Dim ak As AsymmetricKey
For Each ak In db.AsymmetricKeys
   Console.WriteLine(ak.Name)
Next

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

Database Class
Database Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Create, Alter, and Remove a Database in Visual Basic .NET
CREATE ASYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)
Creating, Altering, and Removing Databases
CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL)

Change History

Release

History

17 July 2006

Changed content:
  • Added text to the Remarks section.

  • Added code to the Example section.