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  <refname>db2_tables</refname>
  <refpurpose>
   Returns a result set listing the tables and associated metadata in a database
  </refpurpose>
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 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>resource</type><methodname>db2_tables</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>connection</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>qualifier</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>schema</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>table-name</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>table-type</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>

  <para>
   Returns a result set listing the tables and associated metadata in a
   database.
  </para>

 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>connection</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       A valid connection to an IBM DB2, Cloudscape, or Apache Derby database.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>qualifier</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       A qualifier for DB2 databases running on OS/390 or z/OS servers. For
       other databases, pass &null; or an empty string.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>schema</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The schema which contains the tables. This parameter accepts a
       search pattern containing <literal>_</literal> and <literal>%</literal>
       as wildcards.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>table-name</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The name of the table.  This parameter accepts a search pattern
       containing <literal>_</literal> and <literal>%</literal> as wildcards.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>table-type</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       A list of comma-delimited table type identifiers. To match all table
       types, pass &null; or an empty string. Valid table type identifiers
       include: ALIAS, HIERARCHY TABLE, INOPERATIVE VIEW, NICKNAME,
       MATERIALIZED QUERY TABLE, SYSTEM TABLE, TABLE, TYPED TABLE, TYPED VIEW,
       and VIEW. 
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
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 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns a statement resource with a result set containing rows describing
   the tables that match the specified parameters. The rows are composed of
   the following columns:
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    <tgroup cols="2">
     <thead>
      <row>
       <entry>Column name</entry>
       <entry>Description</entry>
      </row>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
      <row>
       <entry>TABLE_CAT</entry>
       <entry>The catalog that contains the table. The value is &null; if
       this table does not have catalogs.</entry>
      </row>
      <row>
       <entry>TABLE_SCHEM</entry>
       <entry>Name of the schema that contains the table.</entry>
      </row>
      <row>
       <entry>TABLE_NAME</entry>
       <entry>Name of the table.</entry>
      </row>
      <row>
       <entry>TABLE_TYPE</entry>
       <entry>Table type identifier for the table.</entry>
      </row>
      <row>
       <entry>REMARKS</entry>
       <entry>Description of the table.</entry>
      </row>
     </tbody>
    </tgroup>
   </informaltable>
  </para>
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 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>db2_column_privileges</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_columns</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_foreign_keys</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_primary_keys</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_procedure_columns</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_procedures</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_special_columns</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_statistics</function></member>
    <member><function>db2_table_privileges</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
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