Managing columns

Create, check existence, alter and drop columns in tables.

Column concepts

Database object that contains data of a certain data type within a table in a keyspace.

Create a column

Add a column to table schema.

Check a column

Check for the existence of a column.

Modify a column

Modify a column.

Drop a column

Remove a column and all the data it contains.

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