AllowIdentity Property

SQL-DMO

AllowIdentity Property

The AllowIdentity property exposes the ability of a data type to participate in a Microsoft® SQL Server™ column defined with the identity property.

Applies To

SystemDatatype Object

UserDefinedDatatype Object

Syntax

object.AllowIdentity

Parts

object

Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

Data Type

Boolean

Modifiable

Read-only

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetAllowIndentity(LPBOOL pRetVal);

Remarks

The SQL Server identity property is defined for data types that can accept numeric values. A column defined with the identity property is defined with a starting value and a step value. SQL Server generates values for the column by querying the last applicable value and adding the step value.