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Version: Python

move_columns_up

The move_columns_up method creates a new table with specified columns appearing first in order, to the far left.

Syntax

move_columns_up(cols: Union[str, Sequence[str]]) -> Table

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
colsUnion[str, Sequence[str]]

Columns to move to the left side of the new table.

Returns

A new table with specified columns appearing first in order, to the far left.

Examples

The following query moves column B to the first position in the resulting table.

from deephaven import new_table
from deephaven.column import string_col, int_col

source = new_table(
[
string_col("A", ["apple", "apple", "orange", "orange", "plum", "plum"]),
int_col("B", [1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3]),
string_col(
"C", ["Macoun", "Opal", "Navel", "Cara Cara ", "Greengage", "Mirabelle"]
),
int_col("D", [1, 2, 12, 3, 2, 3]),
]
)

result = source.move_columns_up(cols=["B"])

The following example moves columns B and D to the first positions in the resulting table.

from deephaven import new_table
from deephaven.column import string_col, int_col

source = new_table(
[
string_col("A", ["apple", "apple", "orange", "orange", "plum", "plum"]),
int_col("B", [1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3]),
string_col(
"C", ["Macoun", "Opal", "Navel", "Cara Cara ", "Greengage", "Mirabelle"]
),
int_col("D", [1, 2, 12, 3, 2, 3]),
]
)

result = source.move_columns_up(cols=["B", "D"])