SELECT FOR XML AUTO and return datatypes
问题 During playing with sys.dm_exec_describe_first_result_set I get to this point: CREATE TABLE #tab(col INT, x XML ); INSERT INTO #tab(col,x) VALUES (1,NULL), (2,NULL), (3,'<a>x</a>'); SELECT 'Simple XML' AS description, name, system_type_name FROM sys.dm_exec_describe_first_result_set( N'SELECT col FROM #tab FOR XML AUTO', NULL, 0) UNION ALL SELECT 'Wrapped with subquery', name, system_type_name FROM sys.dm_exec_describe_first_result_set( N'SELECT(SELECT col FROM #tab FOR XML AUTO) AS wrapped