List Columns — GET ddl/database/:db/table/:table/column
Description
List the columns in an HCatalog table.
URL
http://
www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/
:db/table/
:table/column
Parameters
Name |
Description |
Required? |
Default |
---|---|---|---|
:db |
The database name |
Required |
None |
:table |
The table name |
Required |
None |
The standard parameters are also supported.
Results
Name |
Description |
---|---|
columns |
A list of column names and types |
database |
The database name |
table |
The table name |
Example
Curl Command
% curl -s 'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/default/table/my_table/column?user.name=ctdean'
JSON Output
{ "columns": [ { "name": "id", "type": "bigint" }, { "name": "user", "comment": "The user name", "type": "string" }, { "name": "my_p", "type": "string" }, { "name": "my_q", "type": "string" } ], "database": "default", "table": "my_table" }
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Old version of this document (HCatalog 0.5.0): GET ddl/database/:db/table/:table/column