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Database.DefaultFileGroup Property

Gets the default file group used by the database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Expensive)> _
Public ReadOnly Property DefaultFileGroup As String
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim value As String

value = instance.DefaultFileGroup

[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Expensive)]
public string DefaultFileGroup { get; }

[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags::Expensive)]
public:
virtual property String^ DefaultFileGroup {
    String^ get () sealed;
}

[<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Expensive)>]
abstract DefaultFileGroup : string
[<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Expensive)>]
override DefaultFileGroup : string

final function get DefaultFileGroup () : String

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value that specifies the default file group for the database.

Implements

IDatabaseOptions.DefaultFileGroup

Remarks

The default file group is the file group that is used when a database is created and the file group is not specified.

Examples

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

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

'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)