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IDatabaseMetaData.GetTables(String, String, String, String[]) Method

Definition

Retrieves a description of the tables available in the given catalog.

[Android.Runtime.Register("getTables", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/sql/ResultSet;", "GetGetTables_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_arrayLjava_lang_String_Handler:Java.Sql.IDatabaseMetaDataInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")]
public Java.Sql.IResultSet? GetTables (string? catalog, string? schemaPattern, string? tableNamePattern, string[]? types);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("getTables", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/sql/ResultSet;", "GetGetTables_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_arrayLjava_lang_String_Handler:Java.Sql.IDatabaseMetaDataInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")>]
abstract member GetTables : string * string * string * string[] -> Java.Sql.IResultSet

Parameters

catalog
String

a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search

schemaPattern
String

a schema name pattern; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search

tableNamePattern
String

a table name pattern; must match the table name as it is stored in the database

types
String[]

a list of table types, which must be from the list of table types returned from #getTableTypes,to include; null returns all types

Returns

ResultSet - each row is a table description

Attributes

Exceptions

a database error occurred.

Remarks

Retrieves a description of the tables available in the given catalog. Only table descriptions matching the catalog, schema, table name and type criteria are returned. They are ordered by TABLE_TYPE, TABLE_CAT, TABLE_SCHEM and TABLE_NAME.

Each table description has the following columns: <OL> <LI><B>TABLE_CAT</B> String => table catalog (may be null) <LI><B>TABLE_SCHEM</B> String => table schema (may be null) <LI><B>TABLE_NAME</B> String => table name <LI><B>TABLE_TYPE</B> String => table type. Typical types are "TABLE", "VIEW", "SYSTEM TABLE", "GLOBAL TEMPORARY", "LOCAL TEMPORARY", "ALIAS", "SYNONYM". <LI><B>REMARKS</B> String => explanatory comment on the table <LI><B>TYPE_CAT</B> String => the types catalog (may be null) <LI><B>TYPE_SCHEM</B> String => the types schema (may be null) <LI><B>TYPE_NAME</B> String => type name (may be null) <LI><B>SELF_REFERENCING_COL_NAME</B> String => name of the designated "identifier" column of a typed table (may be null) <LI><B>REF_GENERATION</B> String => specifies how values in SELF_REFERENCING_COL_NAME are created. Values are "SYSTEM", "USER", "DERIVED". (may be null) </OL>

<B>Note:</B> Some databases may not return information for all tables.

Java documentation for java.sql.DatabaseMetaData.getTables(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String[]).

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