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Viewing All Tables

Function

This statement is used to view all tables and views in the current database.

Syntax

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SHOW TABLES [IN | FROM db_name] [LIKE regex_expression];

Keywords

FROM/IN: followed by the name of a database whose tables and views will be displayed.

Parameters

Table 1 Parameters

Parameter

Description

db_name

Database name, which consists of letters, digits, and underscores (_). The value cannot contain only digits or start with a digit or underscore (_).

regex_expression

Name of a database table.

Precautions

None

Example

  1. Create a table. For details, see Creating an OBS Table or Creating a DLI Table.
  2. To show all tables and views in the current database, run the following statement: 
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    SHOW TABLES;
  3. To show all tables started with test in the testdb database, run the following statement: 
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    SHOW TABLES IN testdb LIKE "test*";
Parent topic: Viewing a Table