Accessing view columns

You can access view or folder columns through getColumns in View, which returns a ViewColumn object. You can create a column with copyColumn and createColumn. You can remove a column with removeColumn.

ViewColumn gives you access to properties through the following methods:

• getAlignment returns an int value containing the alignment (justification) of data in the column; setAlignment sets the alignment.

• getDateFmt returns an int value containing the specific format of date data in the column; setDateFmt sets the format.

• getFontColor returns an int value containing the font color of data in the column; setFontColor sets the color.

• getFontFace returns an int value containing the font face of data in the column; setFontFace sets the font face.

• getFontPointSize returns an int value containing the font point size of data in the column; setFontPointSize sets the point size.

• getFontStyle returns an int value containing the font style of data in the column; setFontStyle sets the style.

• getFormula returns a String value containing the column formula or null if the column is the value of a field; setFormula sets the formula.

• getHeaderAlignment returns an int value containing the alignment (justification) of the header in the column; setHeaderAlignment sets the alignment.

• getHeaderFontColor returns an int value containing the font color of data in the column; setHeaderFontColor sets the color.

• getHeaderFontFace returns an int value containing the font face of data in the column; setHeaderFontFace sets the font face.

• getHeaderFontPointSize returns an int value containing the font point size of data in the column; setHeaderFontPointSize sets the point size.

• getHeaderFontStyle returns an int value containing the font style of data in the column; setHeaderFontStyle sets the style.

• isAccentSensitiveSort returns true if the column is sorted without regard to accent; setAccentSensitiveSort sets how accent is treated.

• isCaseSensitiveSort returns true if the column is sorted without regard to case; setCaseSensitiveSort sets how case is treated.

• isCategory returns true if the column is categorized.
• isField if the column value is based on a field value.
• isFontBold returns true if the font style for a column includes bold; setFontBold sets the font bold.

• isFontItalic returns true if the font style for a column includes italic; setFontItalic sets the font italic.

• isFontStrikethrough returns true if the font style for a column includes strikethrough; setFontStrikethrough sets the font strikethrough.

• isFontUnderline returns true if the font style for a column includes underline; setFontUnderline sets the font underline.

• isFormula returns true if the column value is based on a formula.
• isHeaderFontBold returns true if the header font style for a column includes bold; setHeaderFontBold sets the header font bold.

• isHeaderFontItalic returns true if the header font style for a column includes italic; setHeaderFontItalic sets the header font italic.

• isHeaderFontStrikethrough returns true if the header font style for a column includes strikethrough; setHeaderFontStrikethrough sets the header font strikethrough.

• isHeaderFontUnderline returns true if the header font style for a column includes underline; setHeaderFontUnderline sets the header font underline.

• isHidden returns true if the column is hidden; setHidden sets whether the column is hidden.

• isHideDetail returns true if the details for a total column are hidden; setHideDetail sets whether total column details are hidden.

• isIcon returns true if the column value is displayed as an icon.
• isNumberAttribParens returns true if the number attributes for a column include parentheses for negative numbers; setNumberAttribParens sets parentheses.

• isNumberAttribPercent returns true if the number attributes for a column include displaying the number as a percentage setNumberAttribPercent sets percent.

• isNumberAttribPunctuated returns true if the number attributes for a column include punctuation setNumberAttribPunctuated sets punctuation.

• isResize returns true if the column is resizable; setResize sets whether the column is resizable.

• isResortAscending returns true if the column can be resorted in ascending order; setResortAscending sets whether the column can be resorted ascending.

• isResortDescending returns true if the column can be resorted in descending order; setResortDescending sets whether the column can be resorted descending.

• isResortToView returns true if the column can be resorted to another view; setResortToView sets whether the column can be resorted to another view.

• isResponse returns true if the column contains only response documents.
• isSecondaryResort returns true if the column is a secondary resortable column; setSecondaryResort sets whether the column is secondary resortable.

• isSecondaryResortDescending returns true if the secondary resort is descending; setSecondaryResortDescending sets whether the secondary resort is descending.

• isShowTwistie returns true if the expandable column displays a twistie; setShowTwistie sets whether a twistie is shown.

• isSortDescending returns true if the sorted column is descending; setSortDescending sets whether a sorted column is descending.

• isSorted returns true if the column is sorted; setSorted sets whether the column is sorted.

• getItemName returns a String value containing the name of the item whose value is in the column or null if the column is a formula.
• getListSep returns an int value containing the list (multi-value) separator for values in the column; setListSep sets the separator.

• getNumberAttrib returns an int value containing the attributes for numeric values in the column; setNumberAttrib sets the attributes.

• getNumberDigits returns an int value containing the number of decimal places for numeric values in the column; setNumberDigits sets the number of places.

• getNumberFormat returns an int value containing the format for numeric values in the column; setNumberFormat sets the format.

• getParent returns a View object representing the view that contains the column.
• getPosition returns an int value containing the position of the column in the view.
• getResortToViewName returns a String value containing the name of the target view for a user-sorted column that allows the user to change to another view; setResortToViewName sets the name.

• getSecondaryResortColumnIndex returns an int value containing the index of the secondary sorting column of a user-sorted column that allows a secondary sorting column; setSecondaryResortColumnIndex sets the index.

• getTimeDateFmt returns an int value containing the format of time-date data in the column; setTimeDateFmt sets the format.

• getTimeFmt returns an int value containing the format of time data in a column ; setTimeFmt sets the format.

• getTimeZoneFmt returns an int value containing the format of the zone in time-date data in a column ; setTimeZoneFmt sets the format.

• getTitle returns a String value containing the title of the item or null if the column has no title; setTitle sets the title.

• getWidth returns an int value containing the width of the column; setWidth sets the width.