find deadlock in sql server code example

Example 1: sql check deadlock query

SELECT
   xed.value('@timestamp', 'datetime2(3)') as CreationDate,
   xed.query('.') AS XEvent
FROM
(
   SELECT CAST([target_data] AS XML) AS TargetData
   FROM sys.dm_xe_session_targets AS st
      INNER JOIN sys.dm_xe_sessions AS s
         ON s.address = st.event_session_address
      WHERE s.name = N'system_health'
         AND st.target_name = N'ring_buffer'
) AS Data
CROSS APPLY TargetData.nodes('RingBufferTarget/event[@name="xml_deadlock_report"]') AS XEventData (xed)
ORDER BY CreationDate DESC

Example 2: t sql check active deadlock

select * from sys.sysprocesses where blocked > 0

Example 3: mssql find deadlocks

--[status]
EXEC sp_whoisActive;