How do I get a list of all the tables defined for the database when using active record?
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How do I get a list of all the tables defined for the database when using active record?
Call
ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SchemaStatements#tables. This method is undocumented in the MySQL adapter, but is documented in the PostgreSQL adapter. SQLite/SQLite3 also has the method implemented, but undocumented.See
activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb:21, as well as the implementations here:activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:412activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:615activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb:176