supportsexpressionsinorderby-method-sqlserverdatabasemetadata.md

title	supportsExpressionsInOrderBy Method (SQLServerDatabaseMetaData) | Microsoft Docs
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supportsExpressionsInOrderBy Method (SQLServerDatabaseMetaData)

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Retrieves whether this database supports expressions in ORDER BY lists.

Syntax

  
public boolean supportsExpressionsInOrderBy()  

Return Value

true if supported. Otherwise, false.

Exceptions

SQLServerException

Remarks

This supportsExpressionsInOrderBy method is specified by the supportsExpressionsInOrderBy method in the java.sql.DatabaseMetaData interface.

See Also

SQLServerDatabaseMetaData Methods
SQLServerDatabaseMetaData Members
SQLServerDatabaseMetaData Class