Summary
The Describe function returns the following properties for geodatabase tables. The Editor Tracking, Table, and Dataset property groups are also supported.
For a geodatabase table, the Describe dataType property returns a value of "Table".
Properties
| Property | Explanation | Data Type |
| aliasName (Read Only) | The alias name for the table. | String |
| defaultSubtypeCode (Read Only) | The default subtype code. | String |
| extensionProperties (Read Only) | The properties for the class extension. | Object |
| globalIDFieldName (Read Only) | The name of the GlobalID field. | String |
| hasGlobalID (Read Only) | Indicates whether the table has a GlobalID field. | Boolean |
| modelName (Read Only) | The model name for the table. | String |
| rasterFieldName (Read Only) | The name of the raster field. | String |
| relationshipClassNames (Read Only) | The names of the relationship classes that this table participates in. | String |
| subtypeFieldName (Read Only) | The name of the subtype field. | String |
| versionedView (Read Only) | The name of a versioned view for a versioned feature class. | String |
Code sample
The following stand-alone script displays some properties of a geodatabase table:
import arcpy
# Create a Describe object from the GDB table.
#
desc = arcpy.Describe("C:/data/chesapeake.gdb/munich")
# Print GDB Table properties
#
print("%-22s %s" % ("AliasName:", desc.aliasName))
print("%-22s %s" % ("DefaultSubtypeCode:", desc.defaultSubtypeCode))
print("%-22s %s" % ("GlobalIDFieldName:", desc.globalIDFieldName))
print("%-22s %s" % ("ModelName:", desc.modelName))
print("%-22s %s" % ("RasterFieldName:", desc.rasterFieldName))
print("%-22s %s" % ("RelationshipClassNames:", desc.relationshipClassNames))