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Retrieve MySQL table column names

Bryan Scarbrough
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How can I get the column names from a MySQL table?

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Padma Lalwani
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Run the query as select *, get ResultSetMetaData from the ResultSet, use getColumnCount to get number of columns and then loop through to get name using getColumnName

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Thanks, that was easier than I thought it would be!
 
I agree. Here's the link: http://zeroturnaround.com/jrebel - it saves me about five hours per week
 
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