Summary
The Describe function returns the following properties for Table Views. Table Properties are also supported.
A Table View returns a dataType of "TableView".
Properties
| Property | Explanation | Data Type |
| table (Read Only) | A Describe object of the table associated with the table view | Describe |
| fieldInfo (Read Only) | The FieldInfo object (property set) of the table | FieldInfo |
| whereClause (Read Only) | The table view selection where clause | String |
| nameString (Read Only) | The name of the table view | String |
Code sample
The following stand-alone script creates an in memory table view from a feature class. It then displays some of the properties for the table view.
import arcpy
# Create a table view from a feature class
#
arcpy.MakeTableView_management(
"C:/data/wellingham.gdb/water/water_pipes",
"pipes_view")
# Create a Describe object from the table view
#
desc = arcpy.Describe("pipes_view")
# Print some table view properties
#
print "Table View Name: " + desc.nameString
print "Where Clause: " + desc.whereClause
print "Table Name: " + desc.name