View Class

Article
12/03/2008

The View object represents a Microsoft SQL Server view.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class View
    Inherits TableViewBase
    Implements IColumnPermission, IObjectPermission, ICreatable, IAlterable, _
    IDroppable, IRenamable, IExtendedProperties, ITextObject

public sealed class View : TableViewBase, IColumnPermission, IObjectPermission, ICreatable, 
    IAlterable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IExtendedProperties, ITextObject

public ref class View sealed : public TableViewBase, IColumnPermission, IObjectPermission, ICreatable, 
    IAlterable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IExtendedProperties, ITextObject

public final class View extends TableViewBase implements IColumnPermission, IObjectPermission, 
    ICreatable, IAlterable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IExtendedProperties, 
    ITextObject

public final class View extends TableViewBase implements IColumnPermission, IObjectPermission, 
    ICreatable, IAlterable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IExtendedProperties, 
    ITextObject

Remarks

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

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

To set View object properties, ALTER permission on the view or ALTER VIEW permission on the database.

To create a view, users must CREATE VIEW permission on the database and ALTER permission on the specified schema.

To drop a view, users must have CONTROL permission on the view and ALTER permission on the specified schema.

To grant, deny, or revoke permissions on the view to other users, users must have CONTROL permission on the view.

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.ScriptSchemaObjectBase
             Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.TableViewBase
              Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.View

Example

How to: Create, Alter, and Remove a View 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