DatabaseCollection Class

The DatabaseCollection class represents a collection of Database objects that represent all the databases defined on the instance of Microsoft SQL Server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<DefaultMemberAttribute("Item")> _
Public NotInheritable Class DatabaseCollection
    Inherits SimpleObjectCollectionBase
[DefaultMemberAttribute("Item")] 
public sealed class DatabaseCollection : SimpleObjectCollectionBase
[DefaultMemberAttribute(L"Item")] 
public ref class DatabaseCollection sealed : public SimpleObjectCollectionBase
/** @attribute DefaultMemberAttribute("Item") */ 
public final class DatabaseCollection extends SimpleObjectCollectionBase
DefaultMemberAttribute("Item") 
public final class DatabaseCollection extends SimpleObjectCollectionBase

Remarks

Updated text:12 December 2006

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.

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

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

Example

How to: Reference an Object by Using a Collection 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

DatabaseCollection Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Using Collections

Change History

Release

History

12 December 2006

Changed content:
  • The Add method has been added.