---
title: "description(options:)"
framework: tabulardata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "tabulardata/optionalcolumnprotocol/description(options:)"
---

# description(options:)

Generates a string description of the optional column type.

## Declaration

```swift
func description(options: FormattingOptions) -> String
```

## Parameters

- `options`: The formatting options.