AllowNulls Property

SQL-DMO

SQL-DMO

AllowNulls Property

The AllowNulls property exposes the ability of a data type to accept NULL as a value.

Applies To
Column Object UserDefinedDatatype Object
SystemDatatype Object  
Syntax

object.AllowNulls [= value]

Parts

object

Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

value

TRUE or FALSE

Data Type

Boolean

Modifiable

Read-only for SystemDatatype objects. Read/write for Column and UserDefinedDatatype objects.

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetAllowNulls(LPBOOL pRetVal);

HRESULT SetAllowNulls(BOOL NewValue);

Remarks

If TRUE, the Microsoft® SQL Server™ data type or column referenced can accept NULL as a value.

If FALSE, NULL is not allowed.

Set the AllowNulls property to set NULL as an accepted value for columns and user-defined data types.