sys.function_order_columns (Transact-SQL)

Returns one row per column that is a part of an ORDER expression of a commmon language runtime (CLR) table-valued function.

Column name

Data type

Description

object_id

int

ID of the object (CLR table-valued function) the order is defined on.

order_column_id

int

ID of the order column. order_column_id is unique only within object_id.

order_column_id represents the position of this column in the ordering.

column_id

int

ID of the column in object_id.

column_id is unique only within object_id.

is_descending

bit

1 = order column has a descending sort direction.

0 = order column has an ascending sort direction.

Permissions

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Change History

Updated content

Changed the data type for the is_descending column to bit.