columns for filters
Given a record or table, produce a list of its columns' names.
Signature
> columns {flags}
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| table | list<string> |
| record | list<string> |
Examples
Get the columns from the record
> { acronym:PWD, meaning:'Print Working Directory' } | columns
╭───┬─────────╮
│ 0 │ acronym │
│ 1 │ meaning │
╰───┴─────────╯Get the columns from the table
> [[name,age,grade]; [bill,20,a]] | columns ╭───┬───────╮ │ 0 │ name │ │ 1 │ age │ │ 2 │ grade │ ╰───┴───────╯
Get the first column from the table
> [[name,age,grade]; [bill,20,a]] | columns | first
Get the second column from the table
> [[name,age,grade]; [bill,20,a]] | columns | select 1
Notes
This is a counterpart to values, which produces a list of columns' values.
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