table.getcoldesc - Function

get the description of a specific column

Synopsis
getcoldesc(columnname)

Description
The column description is a Glish record that contains a complete description of the layout of a specified column (except for the number of rows). It can be used to construct a table description.

Arguments

columnname	in	Name of column
		Allowed:	String

Returns
Column description record

Example

  t:=table('tcal')
# successful readonly open of table  tcal :  9 columns, 33 rows
  t.getcoldesc('Gain')
# [valueType=complex, dataManagerType=StandardStMan, dataManagerGroup=StandardStMan, option=5, comment=, ndim=4, shape=[2 2 28 1] ]

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	Package	utility
	Module	table
	Tool	table