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Viewing Table Properties

Function

Check the properties of a table.

Syntax

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SHOW TBLPROPERTIES table_name [('property_name')];

Keywords

TBLPROPERTIES: This statement allows you to add a key/value property to a table.

Parameters

Table 1 Parameters

Parameter

Description

table_name

Table name

property_name
  • If this parameter is not specified, all properties and their values are returned.
  • If a property name is specified, only the specified property and its value are returned.

Precautions

property_name is case sensitive. You cannot specify multiple property_name attributes at the same time. Otherwise, an error occurs.

Example

To return the value of property_key1 in the test table, run the following statement:

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SHOW TBLPROPERTIES test ('property_key1');
Parent topic: Viewing a Table