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Table::existsInDatabase

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Check if table exists in database

Description

mysql_xdevapi\Table::existsInDatabase(): bool

Verifies if this table exists in the database.

Parameters Parameters

Return Values

Returns true if table exists in the database, else false if it does not.

Examples

mysql_xdevapi\Table::existsInDatabase() example

php
<?php
$session = mysql_xdevapi\getSession("mysqlx://user:password@localhost");

$session->sql("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS addressbook")->execute();
$session->sql("CREATE DATABASE addressbook")->execute();
$session->sql("CREATE TABLE addressbook.names(name text, age int)")->execute();
$session->sql("INSERT INTO addressbook.names values ('John', 42), ('Sam', 33)")->execute();

$schema = $session->getSchema("addressbook");
$table  = $schema->getTable("names");

if ($table->existsInDatabase()) {
  echo "Yes, this table still exists in the session's schema.";
}
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

output
Yes, this table still exists in the session's schema.

Source: reference/mysql_xdevapi/mysql_xdevapi/table/existsindatabase.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)