Method Detail

• createColumn

  CachedColumn createColumn​(StorageType type,
                            long nrow)

  Creates a data storage object capable of storing a vector of a given type. Both fixed and unknown element counts are supported.

  Parameters:

  type - data type of elements to be stored

  nrow - number of elements to be stored; if a value <0 is supplied, an indeterminate number will be stored

  Returns:

  storage object