Version: Java (Groovy)

newTable

The newTable method creates an in-memory table from a list of columns. Each column must have an equal number of elements.

Syntax

newTable(size, names, columnSources)
newTable(size, columns)
newTable(definition)
newTable(columnHolders...)
newTable(definition, columnHolders...)

Parameter	Type	Description
columnHolders	ColumnHolder...	A list of columnHolders from which to create the new table. Columns are created using the following methods: `boolCol` `byteCol` `charCol` `col` `doubleCol` `floatCol` `instantCol` `intCol` `longCol` `shortCol` `stringCol`
names	String...	A list of column names.
size	long	The number of rows to allocate.
columns	Map	A Map of column names and ColumnSources.
definition	TableDefinition	The TableDefinition (column names and properties) to use for the new table.

An in-memory table.

The following example creates a table with one column of three integer values.

result = newTable(
    intCol("IntegerColumn", 1, 2, 3)
)

The following example creates a table with a double and a string column.

result = newTable(
    doubleCol("Doubles", 3.1, 5.45, -1.0),
    stringCol("Strings", "Creating", "New", "Tables")
)