All Superinterfaces:

Comparator<T>, Iterable<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

BooleanMapUtils, CategoricalColumn<T>, DateFilters, DateMapFunctions, DateTimeFilters, DateTimeMapFunctions, InstantMapFunctions, NumericColumn<T>, TemporalColumn<T>, TemporalFilters<T>, TemporalMapFunctions<T>, TimeFilters, TimeMapFunctions

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractColumn, BooleanColumn, DateColumn, DateTimeColumn, DoubleColumn, FloatColumn, InstantColumn, IntColumn, LongColumn, NumberColumn, ShortColumn, StringColumn, TimeColumn
```
public interface Column<T>
extends Iterable<T>, Comparator<T>
```
The general interface for columns.
Columns can either exist on their own or be a part of a table. All the data in a single column is of a particular type.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default boolean`	`allMatch(Predicate<? super T> test)`	Returns true if all rows satisfy the predicate, false otherwise
`default boolean`	`anyMatch(Predicate<? super T> test)`	Returns true if any row satisfies the predicate, false otherwise
`Column<T>`	`append(T value)`	Appends value to the bottom of this column and return this column
`Column<T>`	`append(Column<T> column)`	Appends all the values in the argument to the bottom of this column and return this column
`Column<T>`	`append(Column<T> column, int row)`	Appends the value at the given row in the given column to the bottom of this column and return this column
`Column<T>`	`appendCell(String stringValue)`	Add one element to the bottom of this column and set its value to the parsed value of the given String.
`Column<T>`	`appendCell(String stringValue, AbstractColumnParser<?> parser)`	Add one element to the bottom of this column and set its value to the parsed value of the given String, as performed by the given parser
`Column<T>`	`appendMissing()`	Appends a missing value appropriate to the column
`Column<T>`	`appendObj(Object value)`	Appends the given value to the bottom of this column and return this column
`byte[]`	`asBytes(int rowNumber)`	Returns the contents of the cell at rowNumber as a byte[].
`default List<T>`	`asList()`	Returns a list of all the elements in this column
`T[]`	`asObjectArray()`	Returns an array of objects as appropriate for my type of column
`Set<T>`	`asSet()`	Returns a Set containing all the unique values in this column
`StringColumn`	`asStringColumn()`	Returns a StringColumn consisting of the (unformatted) String representation of this column values
`int`	`byteSize()`	Returns the width of a cell in this column, in bytes.
`void`	`clear()`	Removes all elements TODO: Make this return this column
`default int`	`columnWidth()`	Returns the width of the column in characters, for printing
`default boolean`	`contains(T object)`	Returns `true` if the given object appears in this column, and false otherwise
`Column<T>`	`copy()`	Returns a deep copy of the receiver
`default int`	`count(Predicate<? super T> test)`	Counts the number of rows satisfying predicate
`default int`	`count(Predicate<? super T> test, int max)`	Counts the number of rows satisfying predicate, but only upto the max value
`int`	`countMissing()`	Returns the count of missing values in this column.
`default int`	`countUnique()`	Returns the count of unique values in this column.
`Column<T>`	`emptyCopy()`	Returns a copy of the receiver with no data.
`Column<T>`	`emptyCopy(int rowSize)`	Returns an empty copy of the receiver, with its internal storage initialized to the given row size.
`boolean`	`equals(int rowNumber1, int rowNumber2)`	Returns true if the value in this column at rowNumber1 is equal to the value at rowNumber2
`default Column<T>`	`filter(Predicate<? super T> test)`	Returns a new Column of the same type with only those rows satisfying the predicate
`default Column<T>`	`first(int numRows)`	Returns a column of the same type containing the first `numRows` of this column.
`T`	`get(int row)`	Returns the value at the given zero-based index
`String`	`getString(int row)`	Returns a string representation of the value at the given row.
`String`	`getUnformattedString(int r)`	Returns a String representation of the value at index r, without any formatting applied
`int`	`indexOf(Object o)`	Returns the index of the first occurrence of `o` in the column or -1 if the element is not in the column.
`default Column<T>`	`inRange(int start, int end)`	Returns a column containing the rows in this column beginning with start inclusive, and ending with end exclusive
`default Interpolator<T>`	`interpolate()`	Provides the ability to create a new column with missing cells filled based off the value of nearby cells.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()`	Returns true if the column has no data
`Selection`	`isMissing()`	Returns a selection containing an index for every missing value in this column
`boolean`	`isMissing(int rowNumber)`	Returns true if the value at rowNumber is missing
`Selection`	`isNotMissing()`	Returns a selection containing an index for every non-missing value in this column
`Column<T>`	`lag(int n)`	Returns a column of the same type and size as the receiver, containing the receivers values offset by n.
`default Column<T>`	`last(int numRows)`	Returns a column of the same type containing the last `numRows` of this column.
`int`	`lastIndexOf(Object o)`	Returns the index of the last occurrence of `o` in the column or -1 if the element is not in the column.
`default Column<T>`	`lead(int n)`	Returns a column of the same type as the receiver, containing the receivers values offset -n For example if you lead a column containing 2, 3, 4 by 1, you get a column containing 3, 4, NA.
`default <R,C extends Column<R>> C`	`map(Function<? super T,? extends R> fun, Function<String,C> creator)`	Maps the function across all rows, appending the results to the created Column.
`default Column<T>`	`map(Function<? super T,? extends T> fun)`	Maps the function across all rows, appending the results to a new Column of the same type
`default <R,C extends Column<R>> C`	`mapInto(Function<? super T,? extends R> fun, C into)`	Maps the function across all rows, storing the results into the provided Column.
`default Optional<T>`	`max(Comparator<? super T> comp)`	Returns the maximum row according to the provided Comparator
`default Column<T>`	`max(Column<T> other)`	Returns a column containing the element-wise min between this column and other column
`default Optional<T>`	`min(Comparator<? super T> comp)`	Returns the minimum value according to the provided Comparator
`default Column<T>`	`min(Column<T> other)`	Returns a column containing the element-wise min between this column and other column
`String`	`name()`	Returns the column's name.
`default boolean`	`noneMatch(Predicate<? super T> test)`	Returns true if no row satisfies the predicate, false otherwise
`AbstractColumnParser<T>`	`parser()`	Returns the parser used by `appendCell(String)` ()}.
`default String`	`print()`	TODO(lwhite): Print n from the top and bottom, like a table;
`default Optional<T>`	`reduce(BinaryOperator<T> op)`	Reduction with binary operator
`default T`	`reduce(T initial, BinaryOperator<T> op)`	Reduction with binary operator and initial value
`Column<T>`	`removeMissing()`	Returns a copy of this column with the missing values removed
`default RollingColumn`	`rolling(int windowSize)`	Returns a `RollingColumn` with the given windowSize, which can be used for performing calculations on rolling subsets of my data
`it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.IntComparator`	`rowComparator()`	Returns an IntComparator for sorting my rows
`default Column<T>`	`sampleN(int n)`	Returns a column containing a random sample of the values in this column
`default Column<T>`	`sampleX(double proportion)`	Returns a table consisting of randomly selected values from this column.
`default Column<T>`	`set(int row, String stringValue, AbstractColumnParser<?> parser)`	Sets the value at row to the parsed value of the given String using the given parser and returns this column
`Column<T>`	`set(int row, T value)`	Sets the value at index row to the given value and return this column
`Column<T>`	`set(int row, Column<T> sourceColumn, int sourceRow)`	Sets the value at row to the value at sourceRow in the given column and return this column
`default Column<T>`	`set(Predicate<T> condition, Column<T> other)`	Updates this column where values matching the selection are replaced with the corresponding value from the given column
`default Column<T>`	`set(Selection rowSelection, T newValue)`	Conditionally update this column, replacing current values with newValue for all rows where the current value matches the selection criteria
`default Column<T>`	`set(Selection condition, Column<T> other)`	Updates this column where values matching the selection are replaced with the corresponding value from the given column
`Column<T>`	`setMissing(int i)`	Sets the value at index i to the missing-value indicator for this column type, and return this column
`default Column<T>`	`setMissingTo(T newValue)`	Sets the value of any missing data in the column to newValue and returns the same column
`Column<T>`	`setName(String name)`	Sets the columns name to the given string
`Column<T>`	`setParser(AbstractColumnParser<T> parser)`	Sets the parser used by `appendCell(String)`
`int`	`size()`	Returns the number of elements in this column, including missing values
`void`	`sortAscending()`	Sorts my values in ascending order
`void`	`sortDescending()`	Sorts my values in descending order
`default Column<T>`	`sorted(Comparator<? super T> comp)`	Returns a new Column of the same type sorted according to the provided Comparator
`default Column<T>`	`subset(int[] rows)`	Return a column of the same type containing just those elements whose indexes are included in the given array
`Table`	`summary()`	Returns a table containing a ColumnType specific summary of the data in this column
`default String`	`title()`
`ColumnType`	`type()`	Returns this column's ColumnType
`Column<T>`	`unique()`	Returns a column of the same type containing only the unique values
`int`	`valueHash(int rowNumber)`	Returns an int suitable as a hash for the value in this column at the given index
`Column<T>`	`where(Selection selection)`	Returns a new column containing the subset referenced by the `Selection`

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
compare, equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach, iterator, spliterator

- Method Detail
  - size
```
int size()
```
    Returns the number of elements in this column, including missing values
  - summary
```
Table summary()
```
    Returns a table containing a ColumnType specific summary of the data in this column
  - asObjectArray
```
T[] asObjectArray()
```
    Returns an array of objects as appropriate for my type of column
  - countMissing
```
int countMissing()
```
    Returns the count of missing values in this column.
    
    Returns:
    
    missing values as int
  - countUnique
```
default int countUnique()
```
    Returns the count of unique values in this column.
    
    Returns:
    
    unique values as int
  - name
```
String name()
```
    Returns the column's name.
    
    Returns:
    
    name as String
  - type
```
ColumnType type()
```
    Returns this column's ColumnType
    
    Returns:
    
    ColumnType
  - parser
```
AbstractColumnParser<T> parser()
```
    Returns the parser used by appendCell(String) ()}.
    
    Returns:
    
    AbstractColumnParser
  - getString
```
String getString(int row)
```
    Returns a string representation of the value at the given row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    row - The index of the row.
    
    Returns:
    
    value as String
  - get
```
T get(int row)
```
    Returns the value at the given zero-based index
  - reduce
```
default T reduce(T initial,
                 BinaryOperator<T> op)
```
    Reduction with binary operator and initial value
    
    Parameters:
    
    initial - initial value
    
    op - the operator
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of reducing initial value and all rows with operator
  - reduce
```
default Optional<T> reduce(BinaryOperator<T> op)
```
    Reduction with binary operator
    
    Parameters:
    
    op - the operator
    
    Returns:
    
    Optional with the result of reducing all rows with operator
  - clear
```
void clear()
```
    Removes all elements TODO: Make this return this column
  - sortAscending
```
void sortAscending()
```
    Sorts my values in ascending order
  - sortDescending
```
void sortDescending()
```
    Sorts my values in descending order
  - isEmpty
```
boolean isEmpty()
```
    Returns true if the column has no data
    
    Returns:
    
    true if empty, false if not
  - rowComparator
```
it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.IntComparator rowComparator()
```
    Returns an IntComparator for sorting my rows
  - title
```
default String title()
```
  - isMissing
```
Selection isMissing()
```
    Returns a selection containing an index for every missing value in this column
  - isNotMissing
```
Selection isNotMissing()
```
    Returns a selection containing an index for every non-missing value in this column
  - byteSize
```
int byteSize()
```
    Returns the width of a cell in this column, in bytes.
    
    Returns:
    
    width in bytes
  - asBytes
```
byte[] asBytes(int rowNumber)
```
    Returns the contents of the cell at rowNumber as a byte[].
    
    Parameters:
    
    rowNumber - index of the row
    
    Returns:
    
    content as byte[]
  - asSet
```
Set<T> asSet()
```
    Returns a Set containing all the unique values in this column
  - rolling
```
default RollingColumn rolling(int windowSize)
```
    Returns a RollingColumn with the given windowSize, which can be used for performing calculations on rolling subsets of my data
    
    Parameters:
    
    windowSize - The number of elements to include in each calculation
    
    Returns:
    
    a RollingColumn
  - getUnformattedString
```
String getUnformattedString(int r)
```
    Returns a String representation of the value at index r, without any formatting applied
  - isMissing
```
boolean isMissing(int rowNumber)
```
    Returns true if the value at rowNumber is missing
  - print
```
default String print()
```
    TODO(lwhite): Print n from the top and bottom, like a table;
  - columnWidth
```
default int columnWidth()
```
    Returns the width of the column in characters, for printing
  - asList
```
default List<T> asList()
```
    Returns a list of all the elements in this column
    Note, if a value in the column is missing, a null is added in it's place
  - contains
```
default boolean contains(T object)
```
    Returns true if the given object appears in this column, and false otherwise
    TODO override in column subtypes for performance
  - count
```
default int count(Predicate<? super T> test,
                  int max)
```
    Counts the number of rows satisfying predicate, but only upto the max value
    
    Parameters:
    
    test - the predicate
    
    max - the maximum number of rows to count
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of rows satisfying the predicate
  - count
```
default int count(Predicate<? super T> test)
```
    Counts the number of rows satisfying predicate
    
    Parameters:
    
    test - the predicate
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of rows satisfying the predicate
  - allMatch
```
default boolean allMatch(Predicate<? super T> test)
```
    Returns true if all rows satisfy the predicate, false otherwise
    
    Parameters:
    
    test - the predicate
    
    Returns:
    
    true if all rows satisfy the predicate, false otherwise
  - anyMatch
```
default boolean anyMatch(Predicate<? super T> test)
```
    Returns true if any row satisfies the predicate, false otherwise
    
    Parameters:
    
    test - the predicate
    
    Returns:
    
    true if any rows satisfies the predicate, false otherwise
  - noneMatch
```
default boolean noneMatch(Predicate<? super T> test)
```
    Returns true if no row satisfies the predicate, false otherwise
    
    Parameters:
    
    test - the predicate
    
    Returns:
    
    true if no row satisfies the predicate, false otherwise
  - max
```
default Optional<T> max(Comparator<? super T> comp)
```
    Returns the maximum row according to the provided Comparator
    
    Parameters:
    
    comp -
    
    Returns:
    
    the maximum row
  - min
```
default Optional<T> min(Comparator<? super T> comp)
```
    Returns the minimum value according to the provided Comparator
    
    Parameters:
    
    comp - the Comparator to use
    
    Returns:
    
    the minimum value
  - mapInto
```
default <R,C extends Column<R>> C mapInto(Function<? super T,? extends R> fun,
                                                C into)
```
    Maps the function across all rows, storing the results into the provided Column.
    The target column must have at least the same number of rows.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fun - function to map
    
    into - Column into which results are set
    
    Returns:
    
    the provided Column
  - map
```
default <R,C extends Column<R>> C map(Function<? super T,? extends R> fun,
                                            Function<String,C> creator)
```
    Maps the function across all rows, appending the results to the created Column.
    Example:
    DoubleColumn d; StringColumn s = d.map(String::valueOf, StringColumn::create);
    Parameters:
    
    fun - function to map
    
    creator - the creator of the Column. Its String argument will be the name of the current column (see name())
    
    Returns:
    
    the Column with the results
  - setMissing
```
Column<T> setMissing(int i)
```
    Sets the value at index i to the missing-value indicator for this column type, and return this column
  - setMissingTo
```
default Column<T> setMissingTo(T newValue)
```
    Sets the value of any missing data in the column to newValue and returns the same column
    
    Parameters:
    
    newValue - the value to be used for all missing data in this column
    
    Returns:
    
    the column updated
  - filter
```
default Column<T> filter(Predicate<? super T> test)
```
    Returns a new Column of the same type with only those rows satisfying the predicate
    
    Parameters:
    
    test - the predicate
    
    Returns:
    
    a new Column of the same type with only those rows satisfying the predicate
  - subset
```
default Column<T> subset(int[] rows)
```
    Return a column of the same type containing just those elements whose indexes are included in the given array
  - sorted
```
default Column<T> sorted(Comparator<? super T> comp)
```
    Returns a new Column of the same type sorted according to the provided Comparator
    
    Parameters:
    
    comp - the Comparator
    
    Returns:
    
    a sorted Column
  - emptyCopy
```
Column<T> emptyCopy()
```
    Returns a copy of the receiver with no data. The column name and type are the same.
    
    Returns:
    
    a empty copy of Column
  - copy
```
Column<T> copy()
```
    Returns a deep copy of the receiver
    
    Returns:
    
    a Column
  - emptyCopy
```
Column<T> emptyCopy(int rowSize)
```
    Returns an empty copy of the receiver, with its internal storage initialized to the given row size.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rowSize - the initial row size
    
    Returns:
    
    a Column
  - map
```
default Column<T> map(Function<? super T,? extends T> fun)
```
    Maps the function across all rows, appending the results to a new Column of the same type
    
    Parameters:
    
    fun - function to map
    
    Returns:
    
    the Column with the results
  - min
```
default Column<T> min(Column<T> other)
```
    Returns a column containing the element-wise min between this column and other column
    TODO(lwhite) Override in column subtypes for better performance
  - max
```
default Column<T> max(Column<T> other)
```
    Returns a column containing the element-wise min between this column and other column
    TODO(lwhite) Override in column subtypes for better performance
  - set
```
default Column<T> set(Predicate<T> condition,
                      Column<T> other)
```
    Updates this column where values matching the selection are replaced with the corresponding value from the given column
  - set
```
default Column<T> set(Selection condition,
                      Column<T> other)
```
    Updates this column where values matching the selection are replaced with the corresponding value from the given column
  - lead
```
default Column<T> lead(int n)
```
    Returns a column of the same type as the receiver, containing the receivers values offset -n For example if you lead a column containing 2, 3, 4 by 1, you get a column containing 3, 4, NA.
  - set
```
default Column<T> set(Selection rowSelection,
                      T newValue)
```
    Conditionally update this column, replacing current values with newValue for all rows where the current value matches the selection criteria
  - lag
```
Column<T> lag(int n)
```
    Returns a column of the same type and size as the receiver, containing the receivers values offset by n.
    For example if you lag a column containing 2, 3, 4 by 1, you get a column containing NA, 2, 3
  - appendCell
```
Column<T> appendCell(String stringValue)
```
    Add one element to the bottom of this column and set its value to the parsed value of the given String. Parsing is type-specific
  - appendCell
```
Column<T> appendCell(String stringValue,
                     AbstractColumnParser<?> parser)
```
    Add one element to the bottom of this column and set its value to the parsed value of the given String, as performed by the given parser
  - set
```
Column<T> set(int row,
              T value)
```
    Sets the value at index row to the given value and return this column
  - set
```
default Column<T> set(int row,
                      String stringValue,
                      AbstractColumnParser<?> parser)
```
    Sets the value at row to the parsed value of the given String using the given parser and returns this column
  - set
```
Column<T> set(int row,
              Column<T> sourceColumn,
              int sourceRow)
```
    Sets the value at row to the value at sourceRow in the given column and return this column
  - append
```
Column<T> append(T value)
```
    Appends value to the bottom of this column and return this column
  - append
```
Column<T> append(Column<T> column)
```
    Appends all the values in the argument to the bottom of this column and return this column
  - append
```
Column<T> append(Column<T> column,
                 int row)
```
    Appends the value at the given row in the given column to the bottom of this column and return this column
  - appendObj
```
Column<T> appendObj(Object value)
```
    Appends the given value to the bottom of this column and return this column
  - appendMissing
```
Column<T> appendMissing()
```
    Appends a missing value appropriate to the column
  - valueHash
```
int valueHash(int rowNumber)
```
    Returns an int suitable as a hash for the value in this column at the given index
  - equals
```
boolean equals(int rowNumber1,
               int rowNumber2)
```
    Returns true if the value in this column at rowNumber1 is equal to the value at rowNumber2
  - where
```
Column<T> where(Selection selection)
```
    Returns a new column containing the subset referenced by the Selection
  - removeMissing
```
Column<T> removeMissing()
```
    Returns a copy of this column with the missing values removed
  - unique
```
Column<T> unique()
```
    Returns a column of the same type containing only the unique values
    
    Returns:
    
    a Column
  - first
```
default Column<T> first(int numRows)
```
    Returns a column of the same type containing the first numRows of this column.
  - last
```
default Column<T> last(int numRows)
```
    Returns a column of the same type containing the last numRows of this column.
  - setName
```
Column<T> setName(String name)
```
    Sets the columns name to the given string
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The new name MUST be unique for any table containing this column
    
    Returns:
    
    this Column to allow method chaining
  - setParser
```
Column<T> setParser(AbstractColumnParser<T> parser)
```
    Sets the parser used by appendCell(String)
    
    Parameters:
    
    parser - a column parser that converts text input to the column data type
    
    Returns:
    
    this Column to allow method chaining
  - inRange
```
default Column<T> inRange(int start,
                          int end)
```
    Returns a column containing the rows in this column beginning with start inclusive, and ending with end exclusive
  - sampleN
```
default Column<T> sampleN(int n)
```
    Returns a column containing a random sample of the values in this column
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - the number of values to select
    
    Returns:
    
    A column of the same type as the receiver
  - sampleX
```
default Column<T> sampleX(double proportion)
```
    Returns a table consisting of randomly selected values from this column. The sample size is based on the given proportion of the total number of cells in this column
    
    Parameters:
    
    proportion - The proportion to go in the sample
  - interpolate
```
default Interpolator<T> interpolate()
```
    Provides the ability to create a new column with missing cells filled based off the value of nearby cells.
  - asStringColumn
```
StringColumn asStringColumn()
```
    Returns a StringColumn consisting of the (unformatted) String representation of this column values
    
    Returns:
    
    a StringColumn built using the column getUnformattedString(int) method
  - indexOf
```
int indexOf(Object o)
```
    Returns the index of the first occurrence of o in the column or -1 if the element is not in the column.
  - lastIndexOf
```
int lastIndexOf(Object o)
```
    Returns the index of the last occurrence of o in the column or -1 if the element is not in the column.

Interface Column<T>

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

Method Detail

size

summary

asObjectArray

countMissing

countUnique

name

type

parser

getString

get

reduce

reduce

clear

sortAscending

sortDescending

isEmpty

rowComparator

title

isMissing

isNotMissing

byteSize

asBytes

asSet

rolling

getUnformattedString

isMissing

print

columnWidth

asList

contains

count

count

allMatch

anyMatch

noneMatch

max

min

mapInto

map

setMissing

setMissingTo

filter

subset

sorted

emptyCopy

copy

emptyCopy

map

min

max

set

set

lead

set

lag

appendCell

appendCell

set

set

set

append

append

append

appendObj

appendMissing

valueHash

equals

where

removeMissing

unique

first

last

setName

setParser

inRange