Use DeleteTable with an Amazon SDK - Amazon Glue
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Use DeleteTable with an Amazon SDK

The following code examples show how to use DeleteTable.

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.NET
Amazon SDK for .NET
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

/// <summary> /// Delete a table from an AWS Glue database. /// </summary> /// <param name="tableName">The table to delete.</param> /// <returns>A Boolean value indicating the success of the action.</returns> public async Task<bool> DeleteTableAsync(string dbName, string tableName) { var response = await _amazonGlue.DeleteTableAsync(new DeleteTableRequest { Name = tableName, DatabaseName = dbName }); return response.HttpStatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK; }
  • For API details, see DeleteTable in Amazon SDK for .NET API Reference.

JavaScript
SDK for JavaScript (v3)
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

const deleteTable = (databaseName, tableName) => { const client = new GlueClient({}); const command = new DeleteTableCommand({ DatabaseName: databaseName, Name: tableName, }); return client.send(command); };
  • For API details, see DeleteTable in Amazon SDK for JavaScript API Reference.

PHP
SDK for PHP
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

echo "Delete the tables.\n"; foreach ($tables['TableList'] as $table) { $glueService->deleteTable($table['Name'], $databaseName); } public function deleteTable($tableName, $databaseName) { return $this->glueClient->deleteTable([ 'DatabaseName' => $databaseName, 'Name' => $tableName, ]); }
  • For API details, see DeleteTable in Amazon SDK for PHP API Reference.

Python
SDK for Python (Boto3)
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

class GlueWrapper: """Encapsulates AWS Glue actions.""" def __init__(self, glue_client): """ :param glue_client: A Boto3 Glue client. """ self.glue_client = glue_client def delete_table(self, db_name, table_name): """ Deletes a table from a metadata database. :param db_name: The name of the database that contains the table. :param table_name: The name of the table to delete. """ try: self.glue_client.delete_table(DatabaseName=db_name, Name=table_name) except ClientError as err: logger.error( "Couldn't delete table %s. Here's why: %s: %s", table_name, err.response["Error"]["Code"], err.response["Error"]["Message"], ) raise
  • For API details, see DeleteTable in Amazon SDK for Python (Boto3) API Reference.

Ruby
SDK for Ruby
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

# The `GlueWrapper` class serves as a wrapper around the AWS Glue API, providing a simplified interface for common operations. # It encapsulates the functionality of the AWS SDK for Glue and provides methods for interacting with Glue crawlers, databases, tables, jobs, and S3 resources. # The class initializes with a Glue client and a logger, allowing it to make API calls and log any errors or informational messages. class GlueWrapper def initialize(glue_client, logger) @glue_client = glue_client @logger = logger end # Deletes a table with the specified name. # # @param database_name [String] The name of the catalog database in which the table resides. # @param table_name [String] The name of the table to be deleted. # @return [void] def delete_table(database_name, table_name) @glue_client.delete_table(database_name: database_name, name: table_name) rescue Aws::Glue::Errors::ServiceError => e @logger.error("Glue could not delete job: \n#{e.message}") end
  • For API details, see DeleteTable in Amazon SDK for Ruby API Reference.

Rust
SDK for Rust
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

for t in &self.tables { glue.delete_table() .name(t.name()) .database_name(self.database()) .send() .await .map_err(GlueMvpError::from_glue_sdk)?; }
  • For API details, see DeleteTable in Amazon SDK for Rust API reference.

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