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Server.GetPropertyNames Method

Returns the names of the initialized properties for the specified object type

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetPropertyNames ( _
    typeObject As Type _
) As StringCollection
'Usage
Dim instance As Server
Dim typeObject As Type
Dim returnValue As StringCollection

returnValue = instance.GetPropertyNames(typeObject)

public StringCollection GetPropertyNames(
    Type typeObject
)

public:
StringCollection^ GetPropertyNames(
    Type^ typeObject
)

member GetPropertyNames : 
        typeObject:Type -> StringCollection 

public function GetPropertyNames(
    typeObject : Type
) : StringCollection

Parameters

  • typeObject
    Type: System.Type
    A Type system object that specifies the type of object.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection
A StringCollection system object that contains a list property names for the specified object.

Remarks

SMO optimization allows only the minimum properties to be loaded when an object is created. You can use this method to see which properties are currently initialized for an object at any point in your application.

Examples

'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Display all the loaded properties for the Server type.
Dim s As String
Console.WriteLine("===Before State property is accessed.===")
For Each s In srv.GetPropertyNames(srv.GetType)
    Console.WriteLine(s.ToString)
Next
'Access the State property of the Server object.
Console.WriteLine(srv.State)
'Again, display the loaded properties for the Server type.
Console.WriteLine("===After State property is accessed.===")
    For Each s In srv.GetPropertyNames(srv.GetType)
    Console.WriteLine(s.ToString)
Next