Delete Columns

Deletes one or more specified columns from a table.

Overview

This procedure deletes a table's columns. It can be used to delete a single column or delete multiple columns from a table.

Input Concepts

Concept
Type
Description
Default
Required

column names

list of strings

The names of the columns to be deleted.

No default

Yes

Output Concepts

Concept
Description

table

The updated table with the specified columns removed.

Examples

In the examples below, the table refers to the following table, which can be generated using the create a sample table procedure:

Name
Number
Address
City

john

+ 1 (415) 691 9426

123 east street

San Francisco

joe

+ 1 (415) 691 1234

321 west street

San Jose

jack

+ 1 (415) 691 4595

213 north street

San Francisco

1. Deleting a Single Table Column

delete the table's columns where
    the column names are "Number"

2. Deleting Multiple Table Columns

delete the table's columns where
    the column names are "Name", "Number"

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