ColumnType(column)ColumnTypecolumn - The data type of each value in a column

Description:
This attribute holds a integer value indicating the data type of a named column in a TableTable. This is the data type which was used when the column was added to the Table using astAddColumnastAddColumn. The required column name should be placed inside the parentheses in the attribute name.

The attribute value will be one of AST__INTTYPE (for integer), AST__SINTTYPE (for short int), AST__BYTETYPE (for unsigned bytes - i.e. unsigned chars), AST__DOUBLETYPE (for double precision floating point), AST__FLOATTYPE (for single precision floating point), AST__STRINGTYPE (for character string), AST__OBJECTTYPE (for AST ObjectObject pointer), AST__POINTERTYPE (for arbitrary C pointer) or AST__UNDEFTYPE (for undefined values created by astMapPutUastMapPutU).

Type:
Integer, read-only.
Class Applicability:
Table
All Tables have this attribute.