IAmazonDynamoDB.DescribeTable Method (DescribeTableRequest)

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.

Syntax

Examples

This example shows how to get a description for an existing table.

DescribeTable sample

// 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);

                

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