__construct()source public

__construct( Cake\Database\Connection $connection )

Constructor.

Parameters

Cake\Database\Connection $connection

The connection instance.

_reflect()source protected

_reflect( string $stage , string $name , array $config , Cake\Database\Schema\TableSchema $schema )

Helper method for running each step of the reflection process.

Parameters

string $stage

The stage name.

string $name

The table name.

array $config

The config data.

Cake\Database\Schema\TableSchema $schema

The table instance

Throws

Cake\Database\Exception
on query failure.

describe()source public

describe( string $name , array $options [] )

Get the column metadata for a table.

Caching will be applied if cacheMetadata key is present in the Connection configuration options. Defaults to cake_model when true.

Options

• forceRefresh - Set to true to force rebuilding the cached metadata. Defaults to false.

Parameters

string $name

The name of the table to describe.

array $options optional []

The options to use, see above.

Returns

Cake\Database\Schema\TableSchema
Object with column metadata.

Throws

Cake\Database\Exception
when table cannot be described.

listTables()source public

listTables( )

Get the list of tables available in the current connection.

Returns

array
The list of tables in the connected database/schema.