Server.EnumCollations Method
Enumerates a list of collations supported by the instance of SQL Server.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
Syntax
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Public Function EnumCollations As DataTable
public DataTable EnumCollations ()
public:
DataTable^ EnumCollations ()
public DataTable EnumCollations ()
public function EnumCollations () : DataTable
Return Value
A DataTable object value that contains the collation information. The table describes the different columns of the returned DataTable.
Column |
Data type |
Description |
Urn |
The URN string that identifies the collation. |
|
Name |
String |
The name of the collation. See fn_helpcollations (Transact-SQL). |
CodePage |
The code page of the collation. See Code Page Architecture. |
|
LocaleID |
Int32 |
The locale of the collation. See sys.syslanguages (Transact-SQL). |
ComparisonStyle |
Int32 |
The comparison style made up of the sum of the following styles, Case insensitivity = 1, Accent insensitivity = 2, Kana type insensitivity = 64436, Width insensitivity = 131072. |
Description |
String |
The description of the collation. |
Example
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Call the EnumCollations method and return collation information to DataTable variable.
Dim d As DataTable
'Select the returned data into an array of DataRow.
d = srv.EnumCollations
'Iterate through the rows and display collation details for the instance of SQL Server.
Dim r As DataRow
Dim c As DataColumn
For Each r In d.Rows
Console.WriteLine("============================================")
For Each c In r.Table.Columns
Console.WriteLine(c.ColumnName + " = " + r(c).ToString)
Next
Next
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Platforms
Development Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server.
Target Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server.
See Also