Working with Metadata (FireDAC)
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The following topics describe how to work with database metadata in FireDAC. The metadata contains information about database structure.
Topics
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Querying Metadata | FireDAC offers TFDMetaInfoQuery components and TFDConnection methods to retrieve metadata from a database. |
| Extended Metadata | Depending on the DBMS, the metadata may include advanced data type recognition for the columns. |
| Metadata Structure | This topic describes the structures of the metadata returned by FireDAC TFDMetaInfoQuery. |
| Object Names | FireDAC supports quoted object names and full object names. This topic describes how to work with object names. |