5.7.1 Table Format

The table format is used by default for printing result sets when MySQL Shell is in interactive mode. The results of the query are presented as a formatted table for a better view and to aid analysis.

To get this output format when running in batch mode, start MySQL Shell with the --result-format=table command line option (or its alias --table), or set the MySQL Shell configuration option resultFormat to table.

Example 5.1 Output in Table Format

MySQL  localhost:33060+ ssl  world_x  JS > shell.options.set('resultFormat','table')
MySQL  localhost:33060+ ssl  world_x  JS > session.sql("select * from city where countrycode='AUT'")
+------+------------+-------------+---------------+-------------------------+
| ID   | Name       | CountryCode | District      | Info                    |
+------+------------+-------------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 1523 | Wien       | AUT         | Wien          | {"Population": 1608144} |
| 1524 | Graz       | AUT         | Steiermark    | {"Population": 240967}  |
| 1525 | Linz       | AUT         | North Austria | {"Population": 188022}  |
| 1526 | Salzburg   | AUT         | Salzburg      | {"Population": 144247}  |
| 1527 | Innsbruck  | AUT         | Tiroli        | {"Population": 111752}  |
| 1528 | Klagenfurt | AUT         | Kärnten       | {"Population": 91141}   |
+------+------------+-------------+---------------+-------------------------+
6 rows in set (0.0030 sec)