# Table::existsInDatabase

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Table::existsInDatabase — Check if table exists in database

### Description

public mysql_xdevapi\Table::existsInDatabase ( ) : bool

Verifies if this table exists in the database.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` if table exists in the database, else `FALSE` if it does not.

### Examples

Example #1 mysql_xdevapi\Table::existsInDatabase() example

`<?php
$session = mysql_xdevapi\getSession("mysqlx://user:password@localhost");
$session->sql("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS addressbook")->execute();
$session->sql("CREATE DATABASE addressbook")->execute();
$session->sql("CREATE TABLE addressbook.names(name text, age int)")->execute();
$session->sql("INSERT INTO addressbook.names values ('John', 42), ('Sam', 33)")->execute();
$schema = $session->getSchema("addressbook");
$table = $schema->getTable("names");
if ($table->existsInDatabase()) {
echo "Yes, this table still exists in the session's schema.";
}
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Yes, this table still exists in the session's schema.