TABLES (Transact-SQL)
Returns one row for each table in the current database for which the current user has permissions.
To retrieve information from these views, specify the fully qualified name of **INFORMATION_SCHEMA.**view_name.
Column name |
Data type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
TABLE_CATALOG |
nvarchar(128) |
Table qualifier. |
TABLE_SCHEMA |
nvarchar(128) |
Name of schema that contains the table. Important Do not use INFORMATION_SCHEMA views to determine the schema of an object. The only reliable way to find the schema of an object is to query the sys.objects catalog view. INFORMATION_SCHEMA views could be incomplete since they are not updated for all new features. |
TABLE_NAME |
sysname |
Table name. |
TABLE_TYPE |
varchar(10) |
Type of table. Can be VIEW or BASE TABLE. |