---
title: "containsColumn(_:_:)"
framework: tabulardata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "tabulardata/dataframe/containscolumn(_:_:)"
---

# containsColumn(_:_:)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the data frame contains a column.

## Declaration

```swift
func containsColumn<T>(_ name: String, _ type: T.Type) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `name`: A column name.
- `type`: An element type.

## See Also

### Inspecting a Data Frame

- [shape](tabulardata/dataframe/shape.md)
- [columns](tabulardata/dataframe/columns.md)
- [rows](tabulardata/dataframe/rows-swift.property.md)
- [DataFrame.Rows](tabulardata/dataframe/rows-swift.struct.md)
- [base](tabulardata/dataframe/base.md)