Question

I want to get all database table names that ends with _tbl like xyz_tbl, pqr_tbl,etc..
in mysql using java.pls help me.. currently my query retreives all tablename but i jst want table names that ends with _tbl.
My code is…

public List selectTable() {
    List tableNameList= new ArrayList();

    try {
        DatabaseMetaData dbm = c.conn.getMetaData();
        String[] types = {"TABLE"};
        c.rs = dbm.getTables(null, null, "%", types);
        while (c.rs.next()) {
            tableNameList.add(c.rs.getString("TABLE_NAME"));
        }            
    } catch(Exception e) {
        System.out.println(e.toString());              
    }
    return tableNameList;
}

Answer 1

Did you try using a different table name pattern?

You can try this: –

c.rs = dbm.getTables(null, null, "%_tbl", types);