type property

String? type
getter/setter pair

Describes the table type.

The following values are supported: * TABLE: A normal BigQuery table. * VIEW: A virtual table defined by a SQL query. * EXTERNAL: A table that references data stored in an external storage system, such as Google Cloud Storage. * MATERIALIZED_VIEW: A precomputed view defined by a SQL query.

  • SNAPSHOT: An immutable BigQuery table that preserves the contents of a base table at a particular time. See additional information on [table snapshots](/bigquery/docs/table-snapshots-intro). The default value is TABLE.

Output only.

Implementation

core.String? type;