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table.coldatatype - Function



Package utility
Module table
Tool table


return the column data type


Synopsis
coldatatype(columnname)


Description
A column may contain various data types. This tool function returns the type of the column as a string.



Arguments

columnname in Name of column
    Allowed: String


Returns
String


Example
  table("tcal").coldatatype("StartTime")
# double
  table("tcal").coldatatype("Gain")
# complex





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