Database.Schemas Property

Gets a collection of Schema objects. Each Schema object represents a schema defined on the database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny,  _
    GetType(Schema), SfcObjectFlags.Design)> _
Public ReadOnly Property Schemas As SchemaCollection 
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Database 
Dim value As SchemaCollection 

value = instance.Schemas

[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny, 
    typeof(Schema), SfcObjectFlags.Design)]
public SchemaCollection Schemas { get; }

[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship::ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality::ZeroToAny, 
    typeof(Schema), SfcObjectFlags::Design)]
public:
property SchemaCollection^ Schemas {
    SchemaCollection^ get ();
}

[<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny, 
    typeof(Schema), SfcObjectFlags.Design)>]
member Schemas : SchemaCollection

function get Schemas () : SchemaCollection

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SchemaCollection
A SchemaCollection object that represents all the schemas defined on the database.

Remarks

Specific schemas can be referenced by using this collection by specifying the name of the schema. To add a new schema to the collection, call the schema constructor Schema.

Examples

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

'Reference the AdventureWorks2012 database.
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks2012")

'Display all the schemas in the database.
Dim sc As Schema
For Each sc In db.Schemas
   Console.WriteLine(sc.Name)
Next

PowerShell

$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$db = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database
$db = $srv.Databases.Item("AdventureWorks2012")

Foreach ($sc in $db.Schemas)
{
   Write-Host $sc.Name
}

See Also

Reference

Database Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Working with Database Objects

Creating, Altering, and Removing Rules

Creating, Altering, and Removing Databases

CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL)