Index Class

Article
12/03/2008

The Index object represents a Microsoft SQL Server index.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Index
    Inherits ScriptNameObjectBase
    Implements ICreatable, IDroppable, IMarkForDrop, IAlterable, _
    IRenamable, IExtendedProperties, IScriptable

public sealed class Index : ScriptNameObjectBase, ICreatable, IDroppable, IMarkForDrop, 
    IAlterable, IRenamable, IExtendedProperties, IScriptable

public ref class Index sealed : public ScriptNameObjectBase, ICreatable, IDroppable, IMarkForDrop, 
    IAlterable, IRenamable, IExtendedProperties, IScriptable

public final class Index extends ScriptNameObjectBase implements ICreatable, IDroppable, 
    IMarkForDrop, IAlterable, IRenamable, IExtendedProperties, IScriptable

public final class Index extends ScriptNameObjectBase implements ICreatable, IDroppable, 
    IMarkForDrop, IAlterable, IRenamable, IExtendedProperties, IScriptable

Remarks

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

To get Index object properties, users can be a member of the public fixed server role.

To set Index object properties, users must have ALTER permission on the parent table or view, or be a member of the db_owner or the db_ddladmin fixed database roles, or the sysadmin fixed server role.

To create or drop an index, users must have ALTER permission on the parent table or view, or be a member of the db_owner or the db_ddladmin fixed database roles, or the sysadmin fixed server role.

To update statistics on the index, users must have ALTER permission on the parent table or view, or be a member of the db_owner or the db_ddladmin fixed database roles, or the sysadmin fixed server role.

To rebuild, reorganize, or re-create the index, users must have ALTER permission on the parent table or view, or be a member of the db_owner or the db_ddladmin fixed database roles, or the sysadmin fixed server role.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
     Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
       Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.NamedSmoObject
         Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ScriptNameObjectBase
          Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Index

Example

How to: Create a Non-Clustered, Composite Index 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