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--- v5:userguide:learn_dictionary:metacolumns [2016/03/17 00:04] – [Extended Attributes] mnewnham
+++ v5:userguide:learn_dictionary:metacolumns [2016/03/20 15:05] (current) – [MetaColumns] mnewnham
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-<- v5:userguide:learn_dictionary:metatypes|MetaTypes ^ v5:userguide:learn_dictionary:start_lesson|Start Of Lesson ^ v5:userguide:learn_dictionary:metatables|MetaTables ->
+<- v5:userguide:learn_dictionary:metatypes|MetaTypes ^ v5:userguide:learn_dictionary:start_lesson|Start Of Lesson ^ v5:userguide:learn_dictionary:other_metafunctions|Other MetaFunctions ->
 ~~NOTOC~~
 ====== MetaColumns ======
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   $db->metaType($object->type);
-For example, in the example above, the actname field is of a type **//VARCHAR//** . If we pass this to ''metaType()'', it returns the value **C**
+For example, in the example above, the 'actname' field is of a type **//VARCHAR//** . If we pass this to ''metaType()'', it returns the value **C**
 ===== Extended Attributes =====
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 ===== metaColumnNames =====
-This method returns just the column names from the table.
+This method [[v5:dictionary:metacolumnnames|metaColumnNames()]] returns just the column names from the table.
+<code php>
+$ar = $db->metaColumnNames('test');
+print_r($ar);
+/*
+ * Returns:
+COLUMN_1=>column_1,
+COLUMN_2=>column_2,
+COLUMN_3=>column_3
+*/
+</code>