Where is the “tableClient.CreateTableIfNotExist” in AzureStorage library v2?

Question

In Windows Azure Storage, we used to do this to create a table :

var tableClient = account.CreateCloudTableClient();
tableClient.CreateTableIfNotExist(TableName);

I just downloaded the last version of the azure storage library (v2), and my previous code doesn't work anymore :

'Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Table.CloudTableClient' does not contain a definition for 'CreateTableIfNotExist' and no extension method 'CreateTableIfNotExist' accepting a first argument of type 'Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Table.CloudTableClient' could be found.

What is the good code in v2 ?

Answer 1

In v2 there's some breaking changes. Here's the new code :

    var tableClient = account.CreateCloudTableClient();
    // Create the table if it doesn't exist.
    var cloudTable = tableClient.GetTableReference(TableName);
    cloudTable.CreateIfNotExists();

Some good inputs :

• How to use the Table Storage Service : in v1.7 and in v2.
• Windows Azure Storage Client Library 2.0 Breaking Changes & Migration Guide from the Azure Storage Team