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Database.Parent Property

Gets the Server object that is the parent of the Database object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship.ParentObject)> _
Public Property Parent As Server
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim value As Server

value = instance.Parent

instance.Parent = value

[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship.ParentObject)]
public Server Parent { get; set; }

[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship::ParentObject)]
public:
property Server^ Parent {
    Server^ get ();
    void set (Server^ value);
}

[<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship.ParentObject)>]
member Parent : Server with get, set

function get Parent () : Server
function set Parent (value : Server)

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server
A Server object that is the parent of the Database object.

Remarks

The parent of the Database object is the instance of SQL Server on which the database is defined.

Examples

VB

'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server

'Reference the AdventureWorks2008R2 database.
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks2008R2")

'Display information about the database.
Console.WriteLine("Name = " + db.Name.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("ID = " + db.ID.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Owner = " + db.Owner.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Parent = " + db.Parent.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("State = " + db.State.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Status = " + db.Status.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("User Name = " + db.UserName.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("DBO Login = " + db.DboLogin.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Version = " + db.Version.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Service Broker = " + _
db.ServiceBroker.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Replication Options = " + _
db.ReplicationOptions.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Default File Group = " + _
db.DefaultFileGroup.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Default FTS catalog = " + _
db.DefaultFullTextCatalog.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Default Schema = " + _
db.DefaultSchema.ToString)

PowerShell

$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$db = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database
$db = $srv.Databases.Item("AdventureWorks2008R2")

Write-Host "Name =" $db.Name
Write-Host "ID =" $db.ID
Write-Host "Owner =" $db.Ownder
Write-Host "Parent =" $db.Parent
Write-Host "State =" $db.State
Write-Host "Status =" $db.Status
Write-Host "User Name =" $db.UserName
Write-Host "DBO Login =" $db.DboLogin
Write-Host "Version =" $db.Version
Write-Host "Service Broker =" $db.ServiceBroker
Write-Host "Replication Options =" $db.ReplicationOptions
Write-Host "Default File Group =" $db.DefaultFileGroup
Write-Host "Default FTS catalog =" $db.DefaultFullTextCatalog
Write-Host "Default Schema =" $db.DefaultSchema