Container for the parameters to the DescribeTable operation.
Returns information about the table, including the current status of the table, when it was created, the primary key schema, and any indexes on the table.

C# |
public class DescribeTableRequest : AmazonWebServiceRequest

All Members | Constructors | Methods | Properties | ||
Icon | Member | Description |
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![]() | DescribeTableRequest()()()() | Initializes a new instance of the DescribeTableRequest class |
![]() | Equals(Object) | (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode()()()() | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType()()()() | Gets the type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | TableName |
The name of the table to describe.
Constraints: |
![]() | ToString()()()() | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | WithTableName(String) | Obsolete.
Sets the TableName property
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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).DescribeTableResult.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);

Object | ||
![]() | AmazonWebServiceRequest | |
![]() | DescribeTableRequest |