Check if a SQL table exists

Question

What\'s the best way to check if a table exists in a Sql database in a database independant way?

I came up with:

   bool exists;
   const string sql         


        

Answer 1

If you want to avoid try-catch solutions, I'm suggesting this method, using sys.tables

private bool IsTableExisting(string table)
    {
        string command = $"select * from sys.tables";
        using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(Constr))
        using (SqlCommand com = new SqlCommand(command, con))
        {
            SqlDataReader reader = com.ExecuteReader();
            while (reader.Read())
            {
                if (reader.GetString(0).ToLower() == table.ToLower())
                    return true;
            }
            reader.Close();
        }
        return false;
    }