This section describes how to access information about foreign keys by retrieving the ForeignKeys schema collection.

Retrieving Foreign Key Information

To retrieve the ForeignKeys schema collection, call the GetSchema method of the MariaDBConnection class. You can restrict foreign key information by the catalog, schema, or table name.

Access the results in the DataTable returned. The following example lists the foreign keys for the Orders table.

C#

String connectionString = "User=myUser;Password=myPassword;Database=NorthWind;Server=myServer;Port=3306;";

using (MariaDBConnection conn = new MariaDBConnection(connectionString)) {
  conn.Open();
  DataTable databaseSchema = conn.GetSchema("ForeignKeys", new string[] {"Orders"});
  foreach (DataRow row in databaseSchema.Rows) {
    Console.WriteLine(row["CONSTRAINT_NAME"]);
    Console.WriteLine(row["TABLE_NAME"]);
  }
}

VB.NET

Dim connectionString As String = "User=myUser;Password=myPassword;Database=NorthWind;Server=myServer;Port=3306;"

Using conn As New MariaDBConnection(connectionString)
  conn.Open()
  Dim databaseSchema As DataTable = conn.GetSchema("ForeignKeys",  New String() {"Orders")
    For Each row As DataRow In databaseSchema.Rows
    Console.WriteLine(row("CONSTRAINT_NAME"))
    Console.WriteLine(row("TABLE_NAME"))
  Next

End Using

Columns Returned

The ForeignKeys schema collection returns the following information about the foreign keys in MariaDB.