Updates the name or type of an existing column.

Scopes

You will need authorization for the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/fusiontables scope to make a valid call.

If unset, the scope for this method defaults to https://www.googleapis.com/auth/fusiontables. You can set the scope for this method like this: fusiontables2 --scope <scope> column update ...

Required Scalar Arguments

  • <table-id> (string)
    • Table for which the column is being updated.
  • <column-id> (string)
    • Name or identifier for the column that is being updated.

Required Request Value

The request value is a data-structure with various fields. Each field may be a simple scalar or another data-structure. In the latter case it is advised to set the field-cursor to the data-structure's field to specify values more concisely.

For example, a structure like this:

Column:
  base-column:
    column-id: integer
    table-index: integer
  column-id: integer
  column-json-schema: string
  column-properties-json: string
  description: string
  format-pattern: string
  graph-predicate: string
  kind: string
  name: string
  type: string
  valid-values: [string]
  validate-data: boolean

can be set completely with the following arguments which are assumed to be executed in the given order. Note how the cursor position is adjusted to the respective structures, allowing simple field names to be used most of the time.

  • -r .base-column column-id=51
    • The id of the column in the base table from which this column is derived.

  • table-index=51

    • Offset to the entry in the list of base tables in the table definition.

  • .. column-id=94

    • Identifier for the column.
  • column-json-schema=gubergren
    • JSON schema for interpreting JSON in this column.
  • column-properties-json=ea
    • JSON object containing custom column properties.
  • description=dolor
    • Column description.
  • format-pattern=lorem
    • Format pattern. Acceptable values are DT_DATE_MEDIUMe.g Dec 24, 2008 DT_DATE_SHORTfor example 12/24/08 DT_DATE_TIME_MEDIUMfor example Dec 24, 2008 8:30:45 PM DT_DATE_TIME_SHORTfor example 12/24/08 8:30 PM DT_DAY_MONTH_2_DIGIT_YEARfor example 24/12/08 DT_DAY_MONTH_2_DIGIT_YEAR_TIMEfor example 24/12/08 20:30 DT_DAY_MONTH_2_DIGIT_YEAR_TIME_MERIDIANfor example 24/12/08 8:30 PM DT_DAY_MONTH_4_DIGIT_YEARfor example 24/12/2008 DT_DAY_MONTH_4_DIGIT_YEAR_TIMEfor example 24/12/2008 20:30 DT_DAY_MONTH_4_DIGIT_YEAR_TIME_MERIDIANfor example 24/12/2008 8:30 PM DT_ISO_YEAR_MONTH_DAYfor example 2008-12-24 DT_ISO_YEAR_MONTH_DAY_TIMEfor example 2008-12-24 20:30:45 DT_MONTH_DAY_4_DIGIT_YEARfor example 12/24/2008 DT_TIME_LONGfor example 8:30:45 PM UTC-6 DT_TIME_MEDIUMfor example 8:30:45 PM DT_TIME_SHORTfor example 8:30 PM DT_YEAR_ONLYfor example 2008 HIGHLIGHT_UNTYPED_CELLSHighlight cell data that does not match the data type NONENo formatting (default) NUMBER_CURRENCYfor example $1234.56 NUMBER_DEFAULTfor example 1,234.56 NUMBER_INTEGERfor example 1235 NUMBER_NO_SEPARATORfor example 1234.56 NUMBER_PERCENTfor example 123,456% NUMBER_SCIENTIFICfor example 1E3 STRING_EIGHT_LINE_IMAGEDisplays thumbnail images as tall as eight lines of text STRING_FOUR_LINE_IMAGEDisplays thumbnail images as tall as four lines of text STRING_JSON_TEXTAllows editing of text as JSON in UI STRING_JSON_LISTAllows editing of text as a JSON list in UI STRING_LINKTreats cell as a link (must start with http:// or https://) STRING_ONE_LINE_IMAGEDisplays thumbnail images as tall as one line of text STRING_VIDEO_OR_MAPDisplay a video or map thumbnail
  • graph-predicate=eos
    • Column graph predicate. Used to map table to graph data model (subject,predicate,object) See W3C Graph-based Data Model.
  • kind=labore
    • The kind of item this is. For a column, this is always fusiontables#column.
  • name=sed
    • Name of the column.
  • type=duo
    • Type of the column.
  • valid-values=sed
    • List of valid values used to validate data and supply a drop-down list of values in the web application.
    • Each invocation of this argument appends the given value to the array.
  • validate-data=true
    • If true, data entered via the web application is validated.

About Cursors

The cursor position is key to comfortably set complex nested structures. The following rules apply:

  • The cursor position is always set relative to the current one, unless the field name starts with the . character. Fields can be nested such as in -r f.s.o .
  • The cursor position is set relative to the top-level structure if it starts with ., e.g. -r .s.s
  • You can also set nested fields without setting the cursor explicitly. For example, to set a value relative to the current cursor position, you would specify -r struct.sub_struct=bar.
  • You can move the cursor one level up by using ... Each additional . moves it up one additional level. E.g. ... would go three levels up.

Optional Output Flags

The method's return value a JSON encoded structure, which will be written to standard output by default.

  • -o out
    • out specifies the destination to which to write the server's result to. It will be a JSON-encoded structure. The destination may be - to indicate standard output, or a filepath that is to contain the received bytes. If unset, it defaults to standard output.

Optional General Properties

The following properties can configure any call, and are not specific to this method.

  • -p alt=string

    • Data format for the response.

  • -p fields=string

    • Selector specifying which fields to include in a partial response.

  • -p key=string

    • API key. Your API key identifies your project and provides you with API access, quota, and reports. Required unless you provide an OAuth 2.0 token.

  • -p oauth-token=string

    • OAuth 2.0 token for the current user.

  • -p pretty-print=boolean

    • Returns response with indentations and line breaks.

  • -p quota-user=string

    • An opaque string that represents a user for quota purposes. Must not exceed 40 characters.

  • -p user-ip=string

    • Deprecated. Please use quotaUser instead.