I am using ServiceStack.OrmLite version 3.9.71 and I would like to create table with specific table name. So I want to have something similar to the following
db.CreateTable<TableType>("Table Name");
I have found the following relevant question but it looks like it is using a newer version.
Create table with custom name dynamically and insert with custom table name
I have figured out how to do this. The v3 has method called GetModelDefinition which is doing the same as GetModelMetaData so I have modified the class inside the answer Create table with custom name dynamically and insert with custom table name.
The following is the final class that I am using
public static class GenericTableExtensions
{
static object ExecWithAlias<T>(string table, Func<object> fn)
{
var modelDef = SqlServerOrmLiteDialectProvider.GetModelDefinition(typeof(T));
lock (modelDef)
{
var hold = modelDef.Alias;
try
{
modelDef.Alias = table;
return fn();
}
finally
{
modelDef.Alias = hold;
}
}
}
public static void CreateTable<T>(this IDbConnection db, string table) where T: new()
{
ExecWithAlias<T>(table, () => { db.CreateTable<T>(); return null; });
}
}