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DependencyWalker.DiscoverDependencies Method (array<SqlSmoObject[], Boolean)

Creates a hierarchical object tree that represents the parent or child dependent relationships for a specified object array of SQL Server objects on the instance of SQL Server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function DiscoverDependencies ( _
    objects As SqlSmoObject(), _
    parents As Boolean _
) As DependencyTree
'Usage
Dim instance As DependencyWalker
Dim objects As SqlSmoObject()
Dim parents As Boolean
Dim returnValue As DependencyTree

returnValue = instance.DiscoverDependencies(objects, _
    parents)

public DependencyTree DiscoverDependencies(
    SqlSmoObject[] objects,
    bool parents
)

public:
DependencyTree^ DiscoverDependencies(
    array<SqlSmoObject^>^ objects, 
    bool parents
)

member DiscoverDependencies : 
        objects:SqlSmoObject[] * 
        parents:bool -> DependencyTree 

public function DiscoverDependencies(
    objects : SqlSmoObject[], 
    parents : boolean
) : DependencyTree

Parameters

  • parents
    Type: System.Boolean
    A Boolean value that specifies whether to find parent objects on which the objects in the array are dependent or the child objects that are dependent on the objects in the array.
    If True, the DiscoverDependencies method will look for the parent objects for each object in the specified array.
    If False, the DiscoverDependencies method will look for the child objects for each object in the specified array.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DependencyTree
A DependencyTree object that specifies the hierarchical SQL Server object tree.

Examples

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