sql server : get default value of a column

Question

I execute a select to get the structure of a table. I want to get info about the columns like its name or if it's null or if it's primary key.. I do something like this

....sys.columns c...
c.precision,
c.scale,
c.is_nullable as isnullable,
c.default_object_id as columndefault,
c.is_computed as iscomputed,

but for default value i get the id..something like 454545454 but i want to get the value "xxxx". What is the table to search or what is the function to convert that id to the value. Thanks

Answer 1

You can do this (done a SELECT * just so you can see all the info available):

SELECT *
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE....

This includes a "COLUMN_DEFAULT" column in the resultset.

Answer 2

Use

Select * From INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS

there is a column called COLUMN_DEFAULT