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# Type.Column

> Type.Column — Kinetica Java API

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  <div className="header">
    <div className="sub-title"><span className="package-label-in-type">Package</span> <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/package-summary">com.gpudb</a></div>
    <h1 title="Class Type.Column" className="title">Class Type.Column</h1>
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    <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">java.lang.Object</a>
    <div className="inheritance">com.gpudb.Type.Column</div>
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  <div className="section class-description" id="class-description">
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      <div className="dt">All Implemented Interfaces:</div>
      <div className="dd"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/io/Serializable.html" title="class or interface in java.io" className="external-link">Serializable</a></code></div>
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    <div className="dl notes">
      <div className="dt">Enclosing class:</div>
      <div className="dd"><code><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type" title="class in com.gpudb">Type</a></code></div>
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    <div className="type-signature"><span className="modifiers">public static final class </span><span className="element-name type-name-label">Type.Column</span> <span className="extends-implements">extends <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Object</a> implements <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/io/Serializable.html" title="class or interface in java.io" className="external-link">Serializable</a></span></div>
    <div className="block">Immutable collection of metadata about a column that is part of a GPUdb type.</div>

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      <div className="dt">See Also:</div>

      <div className="dd">
        <ul className="tag-list">
          <li><a href="/content/api/java/serialized-form#com.gpudb.Type.Column">Serialized Form</a></li>
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          <h2>Nested Class Summary</h2>
          <div className="caption"><span>Nested Classes</span></div>

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            <div className="table-header col-first">Modifier and Type</div>
            <div className="table-header col-second">Class</div>
            <div className="table-header col-last">Description</div>
            <div className="col-first even-row-color"><code>static enum </code></div>
            <div className="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column.ColumnBaseType" className="type-name-link" title="enum in com.gpudb">Type.Column.ColumnBaseType</a></code></div>

            <div className="col-last even-row-color">
              <div className="block">An enumeration of base types for column (excluding any property-related subtypes).</div>
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            <div className="col-first odd-row-color"><code>static enum </code></div>
            <div className="col-second odd-row-color"><code><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column.ColumnType" className="type-name-link" title="enum in com.gpudb">Type.Column.ColumnType</a></code></div>

            <div className="col-last odd-row-color">
              <div className="block">An enumeration of all the Kinetica column types (including sub-types that are determined by the properties used).</div>
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        <div className="section field-summary" id="field-summary">
          <h2>Field Summary</h2>
          <div className="caption"><span>Fields</span></div>

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            <div className="table-header col-first">Modifier and Type</div>
            <div className="table-header col-second">Field</div>
            <div className="table-header col-last">Description</div>
            <div className="col-first even-row-color"><code>static final int</code></div>
            <div className="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="#DECIMAL8_MAX_PRECISION" className="member-name-link">DECIMAL8\_MAX\_PRECISION</a></code></div>
            <div className="col-last even-row-color"> </div>
            <div className="col-first odd-row-color"><code>static final <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/math/BigDecimal.html" title="class or interface in java.math" className="external-link">BigDecimal</a></code></div>
            <div className="col-second odd-row-color"><code><a href="#DEFAULT_DECIMAL_MAX" className="member-name-link">DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_MAX</a></code></div>
            <div className="col-last odd-row-color"> </div>
            <div className="col-first even-row-color"><code>static final <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/math/BigDecimal.html" title="class or interface in java.math" className="external-link">BigDecimal</a></code></div>
            <div className="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="#DEFAULT_DECIMAL_MIN" className="member-name-link">DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_MIN</a></code></div>
            <div className="col-last even-row-color"> </div>
            <div className="col-first odd-row-color"><code>static final int</code></div>
            <div className="col-second odd-row-color"><code><a href="#DEFAULT_DECIMAL_PRECISION" className="member-name-link">DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_PRECISION</a></code></div>
            <div className="col-last odd-row-color"> </div>
            <div className="col-first even-row-color"><code>static final int</code></div>
            <div className="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="#DEFAULT_DECIMAL_SCALE" className="member-name-link">DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_SCALE</a></code></div>
            <div className="col-last even-row-color"> </div>
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        <div className="section constructor-summary" id="constructor-summary">
          <h2>Constructor Summary</h2>
          <div className="caption"><span>Constructors</span></div>

          <div className="summary-table two-column-summary">
            <div className="table-header col-first">Constructor</div>
            <div className="table-header col-last">Description</div>
            <div className="col-constructor-name even-row-color"><code><a href="#%3Cinit%3E(java.lang.String,java.lang.Class,java.lang.String...)" className="member-name-link">Column</a><wbr />(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a> name, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Class</a>\<?> type, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a>... properties)</code></div>

            <div className="col-last even-row-color">
              <div className="block">Creates a <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column" title="class in com.gpudb"><code>Type.Column</code></a> object with the specified metadata.</div>
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            <div className="col-constructor-name odd-row-color"><code><a href="#%3Cinit%3E(java.lang.String,java.lang.Class,java.util.List)" className="member-name-link">Column</a><wbr />(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a> name, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Class</a>\<?> type, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">List</a>\<<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a>> properties)</code></div>

            <div className="col-last odd-row-color">
              <div className="block">Creates a <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column" title="class in com.gpudb"><code>Type.Column</code></a> object with the specified metadata.</div>
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          <h2>Method Summary</h2>

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            <div className="table-tabs" role="tablist" aria-orientation="horizontal"><button id="method-summary-table-tab0" role="tab" aria-selected="true" aria-controls="method-summary-table.tabpanel" tabIndex="0" className="active-table-tab">All Methods</button><button id="method-summary-table-tab2" role="tab" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="method-summary-table.tabpanel" tabIndex="-1" className="table-tab">Instance Methods</button><button id="method-summary-table-tab4" role="tab" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="method-summary-table.tabpanel" tabIndex="-1" className="table-tab">Concrete Methods</button></div>

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                <div className="table-header col-first">Modifier and Type</div>
                <div className="table-header col-second">Method</div>
                <div className="table-header col-last">Description</div>
                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>boolean</code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#equals(java.lang.Object)" className="member-name-link">equals</a><wbr />(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Object</a> obj)</code></div>
                <div className="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"> </div>
                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column.ColumnType" title="enum in com.gpudb">Type.Column.ColumnType</a></code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getArrayType()" className="member-name-link">getArrayType</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Get the sub-type of the array</div>
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                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a></code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getAvroType()" className="member-name-link">getAvroType</a>()</code></div>
                <div className="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"> </div>
                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column.ColumnBaseType" title="enum in com.gpudb">Type.Column.ColumnBaseType</a></code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getColumnBaseType()" className="member-name-link">getColumnBaseType</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Gets the enumeration of the \*base\* type of the column.</div>
                </div>

                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column.ColumnType" title="enum in com.gpudb">Type.Column.ColumnType</a></code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getColumnType()" className="member-name-link">getColumnType</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Gets the enumeration of the type of the column.</div>
                </div>

                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>int</code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getDecimalPrecision()" className="member-name-link">getDecimalPrecision</a>()</code></div>
                <div className="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"> </div>
                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>int</code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getDecimalScale()" className="member-name-link">getDecimalScale</a>()</code></div>
                <div className="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"> </div>
                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a></code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getDefault()" className="member-name-link">getDefault</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Returns the column's default expression</div>
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                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a></code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getName()" className="member-name-link">getName</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Gets the name of the column.</div>
                </div>

                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">List</a><wbr />\<<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a>></code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getProperties()" className="member-name-link">getProperties</a>()</code></div>

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                  <div className="block">Gets the list of properties that apply to the column.</div>
                </div>

                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Class</a><wbr />\<?></code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getType()" className="member-name-link">getType</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Gets the Java data type of the column.</div>
                </div>

                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>int</code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#getVectorDimensions()" className="member-name-link">getVectorDimensions</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Get vector datatype dimensions, -1 if not a vector</div>
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                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>boolean</code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#hasDefault()" className="member-name-link">hasDefault</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Determine if the column has a default expression</div>
                </div>

                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>int</code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#hashCode()" className="member-name-link">hashCode</a>()</code></div>
                <div className="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"> </div>
                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>boolean</code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#hasProperty(java.lang.String)" className="member-name-link">hasProperty</a><wbr />(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a> property)</code></div>

                <div className="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Checks if the given property applies to the column.</div>
                </div>

                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>boolean</code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#isArray()" className="member-name-link">isArray</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Determine if the column is an Array type</div>
                </div>

                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>boolean</code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#isDecimal()" className="member-name-link">isDecimal</a>()</code></div>
                <div className="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"> </div>
                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>boolean</code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#isNullable()" className="member-name-link">isNullable</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Gets whether the column is nullable.</div>
                </div>

                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>boolean</code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#isVector()" className="member-name-link">isVector</a>()</code></div>

                <div className="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4">
                  <div className="block">Determine if the column is a Vector type</div>
                </div>

                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a></code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#toString()" className="member-name-link">toString</a>()</code></div>
                <div className="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"> </div>
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            <h3 id="methods-inherited-from-class-java.lang.Object">Methods inherited from class java.lang.<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Object</a></h3>
            <code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#clone()" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">clone</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#finalize()" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">finalize</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#getClass()" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">getClass</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#notify()" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">notify</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll()" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">notifyAll</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#wait()" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">wait</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long)" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">wait</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long,int)" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">wait</a></code>
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          <h2>Field Details</h2>

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                <h3>DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_PRECISION</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public static final</span> <span className="return-type">int</span> <span className="element-name">DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_PRECISION</span></div>

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                  <div className="dt">See Also:</div>

                  <div className="dd">
                    <ul className="tag-list">
                      <li><a href="/content/api/java/constant-values#com.gpudb.Type.Column.DEFAULT_DECIMAL_PRECISION">Constant Field Values</a></li>
                    </ul>
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              <div className="section detail" id="DEFAULT_DECIMAL_SCALE">
                <h3>DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_SCALE</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public static final</span> <span className="return-type">int</span> <span className="element-name">DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_SCALE</span></div>

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                  <div className="dt">See Also:</div>

                  <div className="dd">
                    <ul className="tag-list">
                      <li><a href="/content/api/java/constant-values#com.gpudb.Type.Column.DEFAULT_DECIMAL_SCALE">Constant Field Values</a></li>
                    </ul>
                  </div>
                </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="DEFAULT_DECIMAL_MIN">
                <h3>DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_MIN</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public static final</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/math/BigDecimal.html" title="class or interface in java.math" className="external-link">BigDecimal</a></span> <span className="element-name">DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_MIN</span></div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="DEFAULT_DECIMAL_MAX">
                <h3>DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_MAX</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public static final</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/math/BigDecimal.html" title="class or interface in java.math" className="external-link">BigDecimal</a></span> <span className="element-name">DEFAULT\_DECIMAL\_MAX</span></div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="DECIMAL8_MAX_PRECISION">
                <h3>DECIMAL8\_MAX\_PRECISION</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public static final</span> <span className="return-type">int</span> <span className="element-name">DECIMAL8\_MAX\_PRECISION</span></div>

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                  <div className="dt">See Also:</div>

                  <div className="dd">
                    <ul className="tag-list">
                      <li><a href="/content/api/java/constant-values#com.gpudb.Type.Column.DECIMAL8_MAX_PRECISION">Constant Field Values</a></li>
                    </ul>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
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          </ul>
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        <div className="section constructor-details" id="constructor-detail">
          <h2>Constructor Details</h2>

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              <div className="section detail" id="<init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.Class,java.lang.String...)">
                <h3>Column</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="element-name">Column</span><wbr /><span className="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a> name, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Class</a>\<?> type, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a>... properties)</span></div>
                <div className="block">Creates a <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column" title="class in com.gpudb"><code>Type.Column</code></a> object with the specified metadata.</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Parameters:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>name</code> - the name of the column</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>type</code> - the Java data type of the column</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>properties</code> - the list of properties that apply to the column; defaults to none</div>
                  <div className="dt">Throws:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">IllegalArgumentException</a></code> - if <code>name</code> or any <code>properties</code> are invalid, or if <code>type</code> is not one of the following: <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/nio/ByteBuffer.html" title="class or interface in java.nio" className="external-link"><code>ByteBuffer</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Double.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link"><code>Double</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Float.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link"><code>Float</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Integer.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link"><code>Integer</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Long.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link"><code>Long</code></a>, or <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link"><code>String</code></a></div>
                  <div className="dt">See Also:</div>

                  <div className="dd">
                    <ul className="tag-list">
                      <li><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/ColumnProperty" title="class in com.gpudb"><code>ColumnProperty</code></a></li>
                    </ul>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="<init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.Class,java.util.List)">
                <h3>Column</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="element-name">Column</span><wbr /><span className="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a> name, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Class</a>\<?> type, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">List</a>\<<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a>> properties)</span></div>
                <div className="block">Creates a <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column" title="class in com.gpudb"><code>Type.Column</code></a> object with the specified metadata.</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Parameters:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>name</code> - the name of the column</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>type</code> - the Java data type of the column</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>properties</code> - the list of properties that apply to the column; defaults to none</div>
                  <div className="dt">Throws:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">IllegalArgumentException</a></code> - if <code>name</code> or any <code>properties</code> are invalid, or if <code>type</code> is not one of the following: <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/nio/ByteBuffer.html" title="class or interface in java.nio" className="external-link"><code>ByteBuffer</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Double.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link"><code>Double</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Float.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link"><code>Float</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Integer.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link"><code>Integer</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Long.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link"><code>Long</code></a>, or <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link"><code>String</code></a></div>
                  <div className="dt">See Also:</div>

                  <div className="dd">
                    <ul className="tag-list">
                      <li><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/ColumnProperty" title="class in com.gpudb"><code>ColumnProperty</code></a></li>
                    </ul>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
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          </ul>
        </div>
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        <div className="section method-details" id="method-detail">
          <h2>Method Details</h2>

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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="getName()">
                <h3>getName</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a></span> <span className="element-name">getName</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Gets the name of the column.</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">the name of the column</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="getType()">
                <h3>getType</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Class</a>\<?></span> <span className="element-name">getType</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Gets the Java data type of the column.</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">the Java data type of the column</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="getAvroType()">
                <h3>getAvroType</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a></span> <span className="element-name">getAvroType</span>()</div>
              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="getColumnBaseType()">
                <h3>getColumnBaseType</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column.ColumnBaseType" title="enum in com.gpudb">Type.Column.ColumnBaseType</a></span> <span className="element-name">getColumnBaseType</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Gets the enumeration of the \*base\* type of the column. This is far more efficient than using <a href="#getType()"><code>getType()</code></a> and then comparing it to various Java classes, e.g. Integer.class. With this enumeration, switch statements can be used to do different things for different column types. This enumeration is preferred when the same thing needs to be done for all sub-types of a given base type. For example, string has a lot of sub-types; rather than having to group multiple case statements (and ensuring that no applicable enumeration is missed) for <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column.ColumnType" title="enum in com.gpudb"><code>Type.Column.ColumnType</code></a>, this enumeration can be used to cover all string cases.</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">the enumeration representing the \*base\* type of the column</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="getColumnType()">
                <h3>getColumnType</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column.ColumnType" title="enum in com.gpudb">Type.Column.ColumnType</a></span> <span className="element-name">getColumnType</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Gets the enumeration of the type of the column. This is far more efficient than using <a href="#hasProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>hasProperty(String)</code></a> to check for given column properties. With this enumeration, switch statements can be used to do different things for different column types.</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">the enumeration representing the type of the column</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="isDecimal()">
                <h3>isDecimal</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">boolean</span> <span className="element-name">isDecimal</span>()</div>
              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="getDecimalPrecision()">
                <h3>getDecimalPrecision</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">int</span> <span className="element-name">getDecimalPrecision</span>()</div>
              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="getDecimalScale()">
                <h3>getDecimalScale</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">int</span> <span className="element-name">getDecimalScale</span>()</div>
              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="hasDefault()">
                <h3>hasDefault</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">boolean</span> <span className="element-name">hasDefault</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Determine if the column has a default expression</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">True if the column has a default expression</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="getDefault()">
                <h3>getDefault</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a></span> <span className="element-name">getDefault</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Returns the column's default expression</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">The default expression of the column, or null if none exists</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="isNullable()">
                <h3>isNullable</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">boolean</span> <span className="element-name">isNullable</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Gets whether the column is nullable.</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">whether the column is nullable</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="isArray()">
                <h3>isArray</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">boolean</span> <span className="element-name">isArray</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Determine if the column is an Array type</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">True if the column is an Array</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="getArrayType()">
                <h3>getArrayType</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/Type.Column.ColumnType" title="enum in com.gpudb">Type.Column.ColumnType</a></span> <span className="element-name">getArrayType</span>() throws <span className="exceptions"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/GPUdbException" title="class in com.gpudb">GPUdbException</a></span></div>
                <div className="block">Get the sub-type of the array</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">The ColumnBaseType of the array sub-type. Returns null if column is not an Array</div>
                  <div className="dt">Throws:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/GPUdbException" title="class in com.gpudb">GPUdbException</a></code></div>
                </div>
              </div>
            </li>

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              <div className="section detail" id="getProperties()">
                <h3>getProperties</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">List</a>\<<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a>></span> <span className="element-name">getProperties</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Gets the list of properties that apply to the column.</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">the list of properties that apply to the column</div>
                  <div className="dt">See Also:</div>

                  <div className="dd">
                    <ul className="tag-list">
                      <li><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/ColumnProperty" title="class in com.gpudb"><code>ColumnProperty</code></a></li>
                    </ul>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="isVector()">
                <h3>isVector</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">boolean</span> <span className="element-name">isVector</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Determine if the column is a Vector type</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">True if the column is a Vector type</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="getVectorDimensions()">
                <h3>getVectorDimensions</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">int</span> <span className="element-name">getVectorDimensions</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Get vector datatype dimensions, -1 if not a vector</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">Size of the vector, -1 if not a vector</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="hasProperty(java.lang.String)">
                <h3>hasProperty</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">boolean</span> <span className="element-name">hasProperty</span><wbr /><span className="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a> property)</span></div>
                <div className="block">Checks if the given property applies to the column.</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">boolean indicating whether the given property exists in the column's properties.</div>
                  <div className="dt">See Also:</div>

                  <div className="dd">
                    <ul className="tag-list">
                      <li><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/ColumnProperty" title="class in com.gpudb"><code>ColumnProperty</code></a></li>
                    </ul>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="equals(java.lang.Object)">
                <h3>equals</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">boolean</span> <span className="element-name">equals</span><wbr /><span className="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Object</a> obj)</span></div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Overrides:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">equals</a></code> in class <code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Object</a></code></div>
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              </div>
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            <li>
              <div className="section detail" id="hashCode()">
                <h3>hashCode</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">int</span> <span className="element-name">hashCode</span>()</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Overrides:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode()" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">hashCode</a></code> in class <code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Object</a></code></div>
                </div>
              </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="toString()">
                <h3>toString</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a></span> <span className="element-name">toString</span>()</div>

                <div className="dl notes">
                  <div className="dt">Overrides:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#toString()" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">toString</a></code> in class <code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Object</a></code></div>
                </div>
              </div>
            </li>
          </ul>
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      </li>
    </ul>
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