====== addColumnObject ======
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**From Version 5.21.0-beta-2**
== See Also ==
[[v5:dictionary:structure:introduction|Structured Schema Management]]\\
[[v5:dictionary:column_attributes|Column Attributes Reference]]\\ 
== Syntax ==
  obj addColumnObject(
      string $columnName,
      string $columnType,
      optional string $platform=''
  )
  
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The method ''addColumnObject()'' is part of the **//Structured Schema Management//** suite, and adds a column to the current [[v5:dictionary:stucture:metaobjectstructure|table]] object. 
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===== Parameters =====
==== $columnName ====
The column name can be any value understood by the DBMS.
==== $columnType ====
The column type is declared using a [[v5:dictionary:metatype|metaType]] definition.

==== Platform ====
The platform parameter can be any parameter recognized by the [[v5:dictionary:structure:platform|Platform]] keyword.

===== Usage =====
In the following example, a table **//employees//** is to be created. The table has 2 columns, COL1 and COL2

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$t = new metaObjectStructure($dict,'employees');

$t->addColumnObject('COL1','I');
$t->addColumnObject('COL2','C(60)');

</code>