Class Dataset

    • Method Detail

      • exists

        public boolean exists()
        Checks if this dataset exists.

        Example of checking whether a dataset exists.

        
         boolean exists = dataset.exists();
         if (exists) {
           // the dataset exists
         } else {
           // the dataset was not found
         }
         
        Returns:
        true if this dataset exists, false otherwise
        Throws:
        BigQueryException - upon failure
      • reload

        public Dataset reload​(BigQuery.DatasetOption... options)
        Fetches current dataset's latest information. Returns null if the dataset does not exist.

        Example of reloading a dataset.

        
         Dataset latestDataset = dataset.reload();
         if (latestDataset == null) {
           // The dataset was not found
         }
         
        Parameters:
        options - dataset options
        Returns:
        a Dataset object with latest information or null if not found
        Throws:
        BigQueryException - upon failure
      • update

        public Dataset update​(BigQuery.DatasetOption... options)
        Updates the dataset's information with this dataset's information. Dataset's user-defined id cannot be changed. A new Dataset object is returned.

        Example of updating a dataset.

        
         String friendlyName = "my_friendly_name";
         Builder builder = dataset.toBuilder();
         builder.setFriendlyName(friendlyName);
         Dataset updatedDataset = builder.build().update();
         
        Parameters:
        options - dataset options
        Returns:
        a Dataset object with updated information
        Throws:
        BigQueryException - upon failure
      • delete

        public boolean delete​(BigQuery.DatasetDeleteOption... options)
        Deletes this dataset.

        Example of deleting a dataset.

        
         boolean deleted = dataset.delete();
         if (deleted) {
           // The dataset was deleted
         } else {
           // The dataset was not found
         }
         
        Returns:
        true if dataset was deleted, false if it was not found
        Throws:
        BigQueryException - upon failure
      • list

        public com.google.api.gax.paging.Page<Table> list​(BigQuery.TableListOption... options)
        Returns the paginated list of tables in this dataset.

        Example of listing tables in the dataset.

        
         Page<Table> tables = dataset.list();
         for (Table table : tables.iterateAll()) {
           // do something with the table
         }
         
        Parameters:
        options - options for listing tables
        Throws:
        BigQueryException - upon failure
      • get

        public Table get​(String tableId,
                         BigQuery.TableOption... options)
        Returns the requested table in this dataset or null if not found.

        Example of getting a table in the dataset.

        
         String tableName = “my_table”;
         Table table = dataset.get(tableName);
         
        Parameters:
        tableId - user-defined id of the requested table
        options - table options
        Throws:
        BigQueryException - upon failure
      • create

        public Table create​(String tableId,
                            TableDefinition definition,
                            BigQuery.TableOption... options)
        Creates a new table in this dataset.

        Example of creating a table in the dataset with schema and time partitioning.

        
         String tableName = “my_table”;
         String fieldName = “my_field”;
         Schema schema = Schema.of(Field.of(fieldName, LegacySQLTypeName.STRING));
         StandardTableDefinition definition = StandardTableDefinition.newBuilder()
             .setSchema(schema)
             .setTimePartitioning(TimePartitioning.of(TimePartitioning.Type.DAY))
             .build();
         Table table = dataset.create(tableName, definition);
         
        Parameters:
        tableId - the table's user-defined id
        definition - the table's definition
        options - options for table creation
        Returns:
        a Table object for the created table
        Throws:
        BigQueryException - upon failure
      • getBigQuery

        public BigQuery getBigQuery()
        Returns the dataset's BigQuery object used to issue requests.