I like this syntax:
if(object_id(N'[dbo].[YourTable]', 'U') is not null)
...
Where object_id takes the 2 char type of object as the second parameter. You can find the list of Object types listed below in the sys.objects documentation:
- AF = Aggregate function (CLR)
- C = CHECK constraint
- D = DEFAULT (constraint or stand-alone)
- F = FOREIGN KEY constraint
- FN = SQL scalar function
- FS = Assembly (CLR) scalar-function
- FT = Assembly (CLR) table-valued function
- IF = SQL inline table-valued function
- IT = Internal table
- P = SQL Stored Procedure
- PC = Assembly (CLR) stored-procedure
- PG = Plan guide
- PK = PRIMARY KEY constraint
- R = Rule (old-style, stand-alone)
- RF = Replication-filter-procedure
- S = System base table
- SN = Synonym
- SO = Sequence object
- SQ = Service queue
- TA = Assembly (CLR) DML trigger
- TF = SQL table-valued-function
- TR = SQL DML trigger
- TT = Table type
- U = Table (user-defined)
- UQ = UNIQUE constraint
- V = View
- X = Extended stored procedure