Rails: How to list database tables/objects using the Rails console?

Question

I was wondering if you could list/examine what databases/objects are available to you in the Rails console. I know you can see them using other tools, I am just curious. Thanks.

Accepted Answer

You are probably seeking:

```
ActiveRecord::Base.connection.tables
```

and

```
ActiveRecord::Base.connection.columns('projects').map(&:name)
```

You should probably wrap them in shorter syntax inside your `.irbrc`.

Rails: How to list database tables/objects using the Rails console?

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