merge_columns()¶

merge_columns(*column_names)¶

Combines multiple columns together and returns a new column containing all the codes from the given columns (plus an ordinal number code for each column).

Behaves similar to create_mutually_exclusive, however, identical results are not guaranteed.

Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the new column you wish to create.
columns	List	Columns to combine. List can contain either the names of the columns as Strings or the RColumn object representing the column.

Returns

New RColumn object on success. Nil value on failed merge.

Example

The following example creates a column called “merged” from three source columns: gesture_mom, gesture_child, gesture_dad.

merged_column = merge_columns('merged', 'gesture_mom', 'gesture_child', 'gesture_dad')
set_column(merged_column) # save to spreadsheet.