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# AlterTableColumnsRequest

> AlterTableColumnsRequest — Kinetica Java API

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    <div className="sub-title"><span className="package-label-in-type">Package</span> <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/package-summary">com.gpudb.protocol</a></div>
    <h1 title="Class AlterTableColumnsRequest" className="title">Class AlterTableColumnsRequest</h1>
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      <div className="dt">All Implemented Interfaces:</div>
      <div className="dd"><code>org.apache.avro.generic.GenericContainer</code>, <code>org.apache.avro.generic.IndexedRecord</code></div>
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    <div className="type-signature"><span className="modifiers">public class </span><span className="element-name type-name-label">AlterTableColumnsRequest</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 org.apache.avro.generic.IndexedRecord</span></div>

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      A set of parameters for <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/GPUdb#alterTableColumns(com.gpudb.protocol.AlterTableColumnsRequest)"><code>GPUdb.alterTableColumns</code></a>.
      <p> Apply various modifications to columns in a table, view. The available modifications include the following: </p>
      <p> Create or delete an <a href="/content/concepts/indexes/#column-index" target="_top">index</a> on a particular column. This can speed up certain operations when using expressions containing equality or relational operators on indexed columns. This only applies to tables. </p>
      <p> Manage a table's columns--a column can be added, removed, or have its <a href="/content/concepts/types/" target="_top">type and properties</a> modified, including whether it is <a href="/content/concepts/dictionary_encoding/" target="_top">dictionary encoded</a> or not.</p>
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            <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()" className="member-name-link">AlterTableColumnsRequest</a>()</code></div>

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              <div className="block">Constructs an AlterTableColumnsRequest object with default parameters.</div>
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            <div className="col-constructor-name odd-row-color"><code><a href="#%3Cinit%3E(java.lang.String,java.util.List,java.util.Map)" className="member-name-link">AlterTableColumnsRequest</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> tableName, <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/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>>> columnAlterations, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>> options)</code></div>

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              <div className="block">Constructs an AlterTableColumnsRequest object with the specified parameters.</div>
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                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static org.apache.avro.Schema</code></div>
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                  <div className="block">This method supports the Avro framework and is not intended to be called directly by the user.</div>
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                <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/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>
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                  <div className="block">List of alter table add/delete/change column requests - all for the same table.</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/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>
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                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>org.apache.avro.Schema</code></div>
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                  <div className="block">Table on which the operation will be performed.</div>
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                <div className="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>int</code></div>
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                <div className="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>void</code></div>
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                  <div className="block">This method supports the Avro framework and is not intended to be called directly by the user.</div>
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                <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/protocol/AlterTableColumnsRequest" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol">AlterTableColumnsRequest</a></code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setColumnAlterations(java.util.List)" className="member-name-link">setColumnAlterations</a><wbr />(<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/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>>> columnAlterations)</code></div>

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                  <div className="block">List of alter table add/delete/change column requests - all for the same table.</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="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/AlterTableColumnsRequest" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol">AlterTableColumnsRequest</a></code></div>
                <div className="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setOptions(java.util.Map)" className="member-name-link">setOptions</a><wbr />(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>> options)</code></div>

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                  <div className="block">Optional parameters.</div>
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                <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/protocol/AlterTableColumnsRequest" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol">AlterTableColumnsRequest</a></code></div>
                <div className="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#setTableName(java.lang.String)" className="member-name-link">setTableName</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> tableName)</code></div>

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                  <div className="block">Table on which the operation will be performed.</div>
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                <h3>AlterTableColumnsRequest</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="element-name">AlterTableColumnsRequest</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Constructs an AlterTableColumnsRequest object with default parameters.</div>
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                <h3>AlterTableColumnsRequest</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="element-name">AlterTableColumnsRequest</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> tableName, <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/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>>> columnAlterations, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>> options)</span></div>
                <div className="block">Constructs an AlterTableColumnsRequest object with the specified parameters.</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Parameters:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>tableName</code> - Table on which the operation will be performed. Must be an existing table or view, in \[schema\_name.]table\_name format, using standard <a href="/content/concepts/tables/#table-name-resolution" target="_top">name resolution rules</a>.</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>columnAlterations</code> - List of alter table add/delete/change column requests - all for the same table. Each request is a map that includes 'column\_name', 'action' and the options specific for the action. Note that the same options as in alter table requests but in the same map as the column name and the action. For example: \[{"{"}'column\_name':'col\_1','action':'change\_column','rename\_column':'col\_2'{"}"},{"{"}'column\_name':'col\_1','action':'add\_column', 'type':'int','default\_value':'1'{"}"}].</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>options</code> - Optional parameters.</div>
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                <h3>getClassSchema</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public static</span> <span className="return-type">org.apache.avro.Schema</span> <span className="element-name">getClassSchema</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">This method supports the Avro framework and is not intended to be called directly by the user.</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">The schema for the class.</div>
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                <h3>getTableName</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">getTableName</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Table on which the operation will be performed. Must be an existing table or view, in \[schema\_name.]table\_name format, using standard <a href="/content/concepts/tables/#table-name-resolution" target="_top">name resolution rules</a>.</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">The current value of <code>tableName</code>.</div>
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                <h3>setTableName</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/AlterTableColumnsRequest" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol">AlterTableColumnsRequest</a></span> <span className="element-name">setTableName</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> tableName)</span></div>
                <div className="block">Table on which the operation will be performed. Must be an existing table or view, in \[schema\_name.]table\_name format, using standard <a href="/content/concepts/tables/#table-name-resolution" target="_top">name resolution rules</a>.</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Parameters:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>tableName</code> - The new value for <code>tableName</code>.</div>
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>this</code> to mimic the builder pattern.</div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="getColumnAlterations()">
                <h3>getColumnAlterations</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/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>>></span> <span className="element-name">getColumnAlterations</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">List of alter table add/delete/change column requests - all for the same table. Each request is a map that includes 'column\_name', 'action' and the options specific for the action. Note that the same options as in alter table requests but in the same map as the column name and the action. For example: \[{"{"}'column\_name':'col\_1','action':'change\_column','rename\_column':'col\_2'{"}"},{"{"}'column\_name':'col\_1','action':'add\_column', 'type':'int','default\_value':'1'{"}"}].</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">The current value of <code>columnAlterations</code>.</div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="setColumnAlterations(java.util.List)">
                <h3>setColumnAlterations</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/AlterTableColumnsRequest" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol">AlterTableColumnsRequest</a></span> <span className="element-name">setColumnAlterations</span><wbr /><span className="parameters">(<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/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>>> columnAlterations)</span></div>
                <div className="block">List of alter table add/delete/change column requests - all for the same table. Each request is a map that includes 'column\_name', 'action' and the options specific for the action. Note that the same options as in alter table requests but in the same map as the column name and the action. For example: \[{"{"}'column\_name':'col\_1','action':'change\_column','rename\_column':'col\_2'{"}"},{"{"}'column\_name':'col\_1','action':'add\_column', 'type':'int','default\_value':'1'{"}"}].</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Parameters:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>columnAlterations</code> - The new value for <code>columnAlterations</code>.</div>
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>this</code> to mimic the builder pattern.</div>
                </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="getOptions()">
                <h3>getOptions</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/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>></span> <span className="element-name">getOptions</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">Optional parameters.</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">The current value of <code>options</code>.</div>
                </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="setOptions(java.util.Map)">
                <h3>setOptions</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/AlterTableColumnsRequest" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol">AlterTableColumnsRequest</a></span> <span className="element-name">setOptions</span><wbr /><span className="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</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>,<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>> options)</span></div>
                <div className="block">Optional parameters.</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Parameters:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>options</code> - The new value for <code>options</code>.</div>
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>this</code> to mimic the builder pattern.</div>
                </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="getSchema()">
                <h3>getSchema</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">org.apache.avro.Schema</span> <span className="element-name">getSchema</span>()</div>
                <div className="block">This method supports the Avro framework and is not intended to be called directly by the user.</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Specified by:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>getSchema</code> in interface <code>org.apache.avro.generic.GenericContainer</code></div>
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">The schema object describing this class.</div>
                </div>
              </div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="get(int)">
                <h3>get</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/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">Object</a></span> <span className="element-name">get</span><wbr /><span className="parameters">(int index)</span></div>
                <div className="block">This method supports the Avro framework and is not intended to be called directly by the user.</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Specified by:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>get</code> in interface <code>org.apache.avro.generic.IndexedRecord</code></div>
                  <div className="dt">Parameters:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>index</code> - the position of the field to get</div>
                  <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
                  <div className="dd">value of the field with the given index.</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/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">IndexOutOfBoundsException</a></code></div>
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              <div className="section detail" id="put(int,java.lang.Object)">
                <h3>put</h3>
                <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type">void</span> <span className="element-name">put</span><wbr /><span className="parameters">(int index, <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> value)</span></div>
                <div className="block">This method supports the Avro framework and is not intended to be called directly by the user.</div>

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                  <div className="dt">Specified by:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>put</code> in interface <code>org.apache.avro.generic.IndexedRecord</code></div>
                  <div className="dt">Parameters:</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>index</code> - the position of the field to set</div>
                  <div className="dd"><code>value</code> - the value to set</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/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">IndexOutOfBoundsException</a></code></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>
                </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>

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                  <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>
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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>
            </li>
          </ul>
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