type function
The type function returns the data type of the selected column as a nominal value.
Parameters
type(column)
Parameter | Description |
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column | The attribute whose data type we want to return. The column parameter is mandatory. |
Example
The following example uses the adult dataset.
Description | Screenshot |
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In the adult dataset, we have added a new type attribute, where the data type of the education_num attribute has been retrieved, using the formula The data type has been correctly returned as integer (expressed as a nominal attribute as “integer “ is a string value. |  |