ForeignKey.DeleteAction Property

Gets or sets the action taken when the row that is referenced by the foreign key is deleted.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property DeleteAction As ForeignKeyAction
public ForeignKeyAction DeleteAction { get; set; }
public:
property ForeignKeyAction DeleteAction {
    ForeignKeyAction get ();
    void set (ForeignKeyAction value);
}
/** @property */
public ForeignKeyAction get_DeleteAction ()

/** @property */
public void set_DeleteAction (ForeignKeyAction value)
public function get DeleteAction () : ForeignKeyAction

public function set DeleteAction (value : ForeignKeyAction)

Property Value

A ForeignKeyAction value that specifies the action taken when the row that is referenced by the foreign key is deleted.

Remarks

Updated text:

The DeleteAction property can be used to specify that the action is cascaded. This means that the foreign key row is also deleted. You can also set the foreign key to the default value, or set it to Null.

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

Example

How to: Create, Alter, and Remove a Foreign Key in Visual Basic .NET

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

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

Other Resources

Creating, Altering, and Removing Foreign Keys
Creating and Modifying FOREIGN KEY Constraints
CREATE TABLE (Transact-SQL)

Change History

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History

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  • Modified the description and return type for the DeleteAction property.