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Property Value — GET ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property

• Property Value — GET ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property
  • Description
  • URL
  • Parameters
  • Results
  • Example
    • Curl Command
    • JSON Output
    • JSON Output (error)

Description

Return the value of a single table property.

URL

http://www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property

Parameters

Name	Description	Required?	Default
:db	The database name	Required	None
:table	The table name	Required	None
:property	The property name	Required	None

The standard parameters are also supported.

Results

Name	Description
property	The requested property’s name: value pair
database	The database name
table	The table name

Example

Curl Command

% curl -s 'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/default/table/test_table/property/fruit?user.name=ctdean'

JSON Output

{
 "property": {
   "fruit": "apple"
 },
 "table": "test_table",
 "database": "default"
}

JSON Output (error)

{
  "error": "Table test_table does not exist",
  "errorCode": 404,
  "database": "default",
  "table": "test_table"
}

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