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# sys.securable_classes (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-all_md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md.md)]

  Returns a list of securable classes  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**class_desc**|**sysname**|Name of the class.|  
|**class**|**int**|Numerical designation of the class.|  
  
## Permissions  
 [!INCLUDE[ssCatViewPerm](../../includes/sscatviewperm-md.md)] For more information, see [Metadata Visibility Configuration](../../relational-databases/security/metadata-visibility-configuration.md).  
  
## Examples  
 The following example returns the securable classes supported by this instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
```tsql  
SELECT * FROM sys.securable_classes ORDER BY class;  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Securables](../../relational-databases/security/securables.md)