Checks if a table exist in the database.

Namespace:  Huagati.DBMLTools.Runtime
Assembly:  HuagatiDBMLToolsRTE (in HuagatiDBMLToolsRTE.dll) Version: 1.66.3362.23798

Syntax

C#
public static bool ExistsInDB(
	this MetaTable table,
	IDbConnection connection
)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function ExistsInDB ( _
	table As MetaTable, _
	connection As IDbConnection _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static bool ExistsInDB(
	MetaTable^ table, 
	IDbConnection^ connection
)

Parameters

table
Type: System.Data.Linq.Mapping..::.MetaTable
Linq-to-SQL MetaTable object for the table to locate.
connection
Type: System.Data..::.IDbConnection
Database connection.

Return Value

True if the table exist, false if it is missing.

Examples

This example shows how to check whether a table exist in the database or not:
CopyC#
using Huagati.DBMLTools.Runtime;

public class MappingSample
{
    public void Test()
    {
        SomeDataContext dc = new SomeDataContext();

        //iterate through the collection of tables defined in the datacontext
        foreach (System.Data.Linq.Mapping.MetaTable table in dc.Mapping.GetTables())
        {
            if (table.ExistsInDB(dc.Connection))
            {
                //table exists in the database
            }
            else
            {
                //table does not exist in the database
            }
        }
    }
}

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