Class DataColumn

Represents a column in a Table that gets data from an external data source.

Inheritance
object
DynamicPropertyObject
TabularObject
TabularNamedObject
Column
DataColumn
Implements
Inherited Members
Namespace: TabularEditor.TOMWrapper
Assembly: TOMWrapper.dll
Syntax
public sealed class DataColumn : Column, ICustomTypeDescriptor, INotifyPropertyChanging, IComparable, IFolderObject, ITabularTableObject, ITomErrorMessageObject, IDescriptionObject, IFormattableObject, ILineageTagObject, IExtendedPropertyObject, ITabularPerspectiveObject, IHideableObject, ITranslatableObject, IAnnotationObject, ISynonymObject, IDaxObject, ITabularNamedObject, ITabularObject, INotifyPropertyChanged, INamedObject, IClonableObject

Properties

Parent

The parent Table of the current Data Column.

Declaration
public Table Parent { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Table

SourceColumn

Name of the column from which data will be retrieved. The name must match a column returned during processing or refresh, where the partition source is a query (as the Query of a CalculatedPartitionSource).

Declaration
public string SourceColumn { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

Methods

Clone(string, bool, Table)

Creates an exact copy of this DataColumn object.

Declaration
public DataColumn Clone(string newName = null, bool includeTranslations = true, Table newParent = null)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string newName
bool includeTranslations
Table newParent
Returns
Type Description
DataColumn

CreateNew(Table, string)

Creates a new DataColumn and adds it to the parent Table. Also creates the underlying metadataobject and adds it to the TOM tree.

Declaration
public static DataColumn CreateNew(Table parent, string name = null)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Table parent
string name
Returns
Type Description
DataColumn

Implements

Extension Methods