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DataType.DateTime2 Method

datetime2 is an extension of the existing datetime type. It has a large date range and large default fractional precision. It has a length of at least 19 positions.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function DateTime2 ( _
    scale As Integer _
) As DataType
'Usage
Dim scale As Integer
Dim returnValue As DataType

returnValue = DataType.DateTime2(scale)

public static DataType DateTime2(
    int scale
)

public:
static DataType^ DateTime2(
    int scale
)

static member DateTime2 : 
        scale:int -> DataType 

public static function DateTime2(
    scale : int
) : DataType

Parameters

  • scale
    Type: System.Int32
    An Int32 value which represents the scale (precision) of the result.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DataType
A DataType object value that specifies a DateTime2 definition in the data type.

Remarks

The returned DateTime2 object constructor is initialized with the scale value that determines the precision of the DateTime2 object.

Examples

Visual Basic

Dim dt As DataType
dt = New DataType(SqlDataType.DateTime2, 10)

PowerShell

$dt = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DataType([Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlDataType]::DateTime2, 10)