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Server.InstanceName Property

Gets the instance name of the instance of SQL Server. 

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SfcPropertyAttribute> _
Public ReadOnly Property InstanceName As String
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Server
Dim value As String

value = instance.InstanceName

[SfcPropertyAttribute]
public string InstanceName { get; }

[SfcPropertyAttribute]
public:
property String^ InstanceName {
    String^ get ();
}

[<SfcPropertyAttribute>]
member InstanceName : string

function get InstanceName () : String

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value that specifies the instance name of the instance of SQL Server.

Remarks

The InstanceName property specifies the name of the instance of SQL Server. This is usually the computer name but it may be a named instance that was specified during setup.

Examples

Console.WriteLine(srv.InstanceName)