Show Table Metadata

Retrieves the user provided metadata for the specified tables.

Input Parameter Description

NameTypeDescription
table_namesarray of stringsNames of tables whose metadata will be fetched, in [schema_name.]table_name format, using standard name resolution rules. All provided tables must exist, or an error is returned.
optionsmap of string to strings

Optional parameters.

The default value is an empty map ( {} ).

Output Parameter Description

NameTypeDescription
table_namesarray of stringsValue of input parameter table_names.
metadata_mapsarray of maps of string to stringsA list of maps which contain the metadata of the tables in the order the tables are listed in input parameter table_names. Each map has (metadata attribute name, metadata attribute value) pairs.
infomap of string to stringsAdditional information.