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getSubjectAreas() Method

Use this method to retrieve the list of subject areas available.

Signature

SASubjectArea[] getSubjectAreas(String sessionID);

Returns

Returns an array of SASubjectArea objects. For information on the SASubjectArea structure, read SAWLocale Structure.

Usage

SASubjectArea objects returned by this method do not have table information available. The tables field is null. The approach to querying at all levels is to use getSubjectAreas() to retrieve the list of subject areas, then use describeSubjectArea() to retrieve the list of tables. Then use describeTable() to retrieve the list of columns in a specified table, and finally use describeColumn() to retrieve information on a specified column.