CloudTableClient.DoesTableExist Method

Storage Client Library NET API

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[This topic is part of the Microsoft Azure Storage Client Library 1.7, which has been deprecated. See Storage Client Library for the latest version.]

Checks whether the table exists.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudTableClient
Dim tableName As String
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.DoesTableExist(tableName)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function DoesTableExist ( _
	tableName As String _
) As Boolean
C#
public bool DoesTableExist (
	string tableName
)
C++
public:
bool DoesTableExist (
	String^ tableName
)
J#
JScript
Parameters
tableName
Type: System.String
The table name.
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if table exists; otherwise, false.
			
Example
The following code example checks whether a table exists.
C# Copy Code
public static void CheckTableExistence(CloudStorageAccount storageAccount)
{
    // Create service client for credentialed access to the Table service.
    CloudTableClient tableClient = new CloudTableClient(storageAccount.TableEndpoint.ToString(),
        storageAccount.Credentials);

    if (tableClient.DoesTableExist("Products"))
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Table exists.");
    }
    else
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Table does not exist.");
    }
}

Thread Safety

    Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
  
Platforms
Development Platforms


    Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
    
	
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