List table metadata (C#)

Tables with the Data API are currently in public preview. Development is ongoing, and the features and functionality are subject to change. Hyper-Converged Database (HCD), and the use of such, is subject to the DataStax Preview Terms.

Gets information about the tables in a keyspace.

Ready to write code? See the examples for this method to get started. If you are new to the Data API, check out the quickstart.

Result

Returns IEnumerable<TableInfo>, where each TableInfo object describes a table.

Parameters

Use the ListTablesAsync method, which belongs to the Database class. You can also use ListTables, which is the synchronous version of the method.

Method signature
public Task<IEnumerable<TableInfo>> ListTablesAsync(
  ListTablesOptions options = null
);
Name Type Summary

options

ListTablesOptions

Optional. General API options for this operation, including the keyspace and timeout. Keyspace is required unless you specified a working keyspace when instantiating the Database object. For more information and examples, see Customize API interaction.

Examples

The following examples demonstrate how to list table metadata.

List table metadata

using DataStax.AstraDB.DataApi;
using DataStax.AstraDB.DataApi.Core;

namespace Examples;

public class Program
{
  static async Task Main()
  {
    // Get a database
    var client = new DataAPIClient(
      new CommandOptions() { Destination = DataAPIDestination.HCD }
    );

    var database = client.GetDatabase(
      "API_ENDPOINT",
      DataAPIClient.UsernamePasswordTokenProvider(
        "USERNAME",
        "PASSWORD"
      ),
      "KEYSPACE_NAME"
    );

    // List table metadata
    var result = await database.ListTablesAsync();
  }
}

Client reference

For more information, see the client reference.

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