Tables
The Tables schema collection lists all tables in the database
Retrieving the Table Listing
To retrieve the Tables schema collection, call the GetSchema method of the BingConnection class.
C#
String connectionString = "APIKey=abc123;"; using (BingConnection conn = new BingConnection(connectionString)) { conn.Open(); DataTable databaseSchema = conn.GetSchema("Tables"); foreach (DataRow row in databaseSchema.Rows) { Console.WriteLine(row["TABLE_NAME"]); } }
VB.NET
Dim connectionString As String = "APIKey=abc123;" Using conn As New BingConnection(connectionString) conn.Open() Dim databaseSchema As DataTable = conn.GetSchema("Tables") For Each row As DataRow In databaseSchema.Rows Console.WriteLine(row("TABLE_NAME")) Next End Using
Columns Returned
The Tables schema collection returns the following columns.
Column Name | Data Type | Description |
TABLE_CATALOG | System.String | The database that contains the table. |
TABLE_SCHEMA | System.String | The schema that contains the table. |
TABLE_NAME | System.String | The table name. |
TABLE_TYPE | System.String | The table type. |