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addColumnObject
From Version 5.21.0-beta-2
See Also
Structured Schema Management
Column Attributes Reference
Syntax
obj addColumnObjectAttribute( string $columnName, string $columnType, optional string $platform='',
)
The method addColumnObject()
is part of the Structured Schema Management suite, and adds a column to the current table object.
Parameters
$columnName
The attribute can be provided as a string, a numeric or associative array, and can describe any parameter understood by the DBMS. For example, it might be necessary to add an option to tell the DBMS what type of database engine to use.
$columnType
The column type is declared using a metaType definition.
Platform
The platform parameter can be any parameter recognized by the Platform keyword.
Usage
In the following example, a table employees is to be created. The table has 2 columns, COL1 and COL2
$t = new metaObjectStructure($dict,'employees'); $t->addColumnObject('COL1','I'); $t->addColumnObject('COL2','C(60)');