How to Get Table Column Names In MySQL

We can use the SELECT COLUMN_NAME SQL query to get column names of a table in MySQL. Here is the complete syntax:
 
SELECT column_name FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name=@t_name
 
This query returns all the column names of table 't_name".
 
Here are the steps to execute this query in ASP.NET. 
 
Step 1: Download MySql.Data.dll and add referance of it. Learn here for more details, How to Connect with MySQL Database in C#.
 
Step 2: Import the following namespaces: 
  1. using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;  
  2. using MySql.Data;  
Step 3: Here is a function to get columnlist by passing tablename and connectionstring in string formats.
  1. public DataTable ColumnList(string connection, string tablename, bool identity)  
  2. {  
  3. MySqlConnection conn = new MySqlConnection(connection);  
  4. DataTable dt = new DataTable();  
  5. MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("select COLUMN_NAME as 'name' from information_schema.columns where table_name=@t_name", conn);  
  6. cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@t_name", tablename);  
  7. MySqlDataAdapter da = new MySqlDataAdapter(cmd);  
  8. da.Fill(dt);  
  9. return dt;  
  10. }  
Step 4: Now, dt is a DataTable that has columns. You can read column names from there.
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