IDatabaseMetaData.GetTables(String, String, String, String[]) Method
Definition
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Retrieves a description of the tables available in the given catalog.
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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.
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