Why include it in the JDBC then?
If that was the original idea of the people specifying JDBC standards, why
not only use getColumnName?
My impression was that ColumnLabel is a description, while ColumnName is
the (usually abbreviated, and sometimes uncomprehendable) name of the
column :).
Regards.
Andras
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:52:34 -0500, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote :
> Dave Cramer <Dave@micro-automation.net> writes:
> >> The documentation says that the method:
> >> "Gets the designated column's suggested title for use in printouts and
> >> displays."
>
> I should think that a column comment would usually be too long to serve
> usefully as a heading for the column in printouts, which is clearly the
> intended use of this method ...
>
> regards, tom lane
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On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:52:34 -0500, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote :
> Dave Cramer <Dave@micro-automation.net> writes:
> >> The documentation says that the method:
> >> "Gets the designated column's suggested title for use in printouts and
> >> displays."
>
> I should think that a column comment would usually be too long to serve
> usefully as a heading for the column in printouts, which is clearly the
> intended use of this method ...
>
> regards, tom lane
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