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If you issue a DescribeTable request immediately after a CreateTable request, DynamoDB might return a ResourceNotFoundException. This is because DescribeTable uses an eventually consistent query, and the metadata for your table might not be available at that moment. Wait for a few seconds, and then try the DescribeTable request again.
Namespace: Amazon.DynamoDBv2.Model
Assembly: AWSSDK.dll
Version: (assembly version)
public class DescribeTableRequest : AmazonDynamoDBRequest IRequestEvents
The DescribeTableRequest type exposes the following members
Name | Description | |
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DescribeTableRequest() | Empty constructor used to set properties independently even when a simple constructor is available | |
DescribeTableRequest(string) | Instantiates DescribeTableRequest with the parameterized properties |
Name | Type | Description | |
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TableName | System.String |
Gets and sets the property TableName.
The name of the table to describe. |
This example shows how to get a description for an existing table.
// Create a client AmazonDynamoDBClient client = new AmazonDynamoDBClient(); // Create DescribeTable request DescribeTableRequest request = new DescribeTableRequest { TableName = "SampleTable" }; // Issue DescribeTable request and retrieve the table description TableDescription tableDescription = client.DescribeTable(request).Table; // View new table properties Console.WriteLine("Table name: {0}", tableDescription.TableName); Console.WriteLine("Creation time: {0}", tableDescription.CreationDateTime); Console.WriteLine("Item count: {0}", tableDescription.ItemCount); Console.WriteLine("Table size (bytes): {0}", tableDescription.TableSizeBytes); Console.WriteLine("Table status: {0}", tableDescription.TableStatus); // List table key schema List<KeySchemaElement> tableSchema = tableDescription.KeySchema; for (int i = 0; i < tableSchema.Count; i++) { KeySchemaElement element = tableSchema[i]; Console.WriteLine("Key: Name = {0}, KeyType = {1}", element.AttributeName, element.KeyType); } // List attribute definitions List<AttributeDefinition> attributeDefinitions = tableDescription.AttributeDefinitions; for (int i = 0; i < attributeDefinitions.Count; i++) { AttributeDefinition definition = attributeDefinitions[i]; Console.WriteLine("Attribute: Name = {0}, Type = {1}", definition.AttributeName, definition.AttributeType); } Console.WriteLine("Throughput: Reads = {0}, Writes = {1}", tableDescription.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits, tableDescription.ProvisionedThroughput.WriteCapacityUnits);
.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5
.NET for Windows Store apps:
Supported in: Windows 8.1, Windows 8
.NET for Windows Phone:
Supported in: Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8