PartitionedTable's metadata methods

The PartitionedTable class has a handful of methods that return metadata about the PartitionedTable.

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constituent_changes_permitted

The constituent_changes_permitted method returns a boolean indicating whether the constituent tables can be changed.

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constituent_column

The constituent_column method returns the name of the column containing the constituent tables - __CONSTITUENT__.

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constituent_tables

The constituent_tables property returns a PartitionedTable's current constituent tables as a list of Table objects.

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constituent_table_columns

The constituent_table_columns method returns the column definitions of the constituent tables.

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constituent_table_definition

The constituent_table_definition property returns a table definition that is either shared by, or mutually compatible with, all constituent tables of a PartitionedTable.

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is_refreshing

The is_refreshing method returns whether the PartitionedTable is refreshing.

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key_columns

The key_columns method returns the PartitionedTable's key column names.

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table

The table property returns the underlying Table of a PartitionedTable, whose rows contain the constituent tables and key values.

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unique_keys

The unique_keys method returns whether the PartitionedTable's keys are guaranteed to be unique.

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update_graph

The update_graph method returns the PartitionedTable's update graph.

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Related documentation

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