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title: "Value List Arguments | Microsoft Docs"
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# Value List Arguments
A value list argument consists of a list of comma-separated values to be used for matching. There is only one value list argument in the ODBC catalog functions: the *TableType* argument in **SQLTables**. Setting *TableType* to a null pointer is the same as if it is set to SQL_ALL_TABLE_TYPES, which enumerates all possible members of the value list. This argument is not affected by the SQL_ATTR_METADATA_ID statement attribute. For more information, see the [SQLTables](../../../odbc/reference/syntax/sqltables-function.md) function description.