# Yahoo! UI Library

### DataTable Widget 2.3.1

Yahoo! UI Library > datatable > YAHOO.widget.ColumnSet

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## Class YAHOO.widget.ColumnSet - uses YAHOO.util.EventProvider

The ColumnSet class defines and manages a DataTable's Columns, including nested hierarchies and access to individual Column instances.

### Constructor

YAHOO.widget.ColumnSet `( aHeaders )`

Parameters:
  `aHeaders <Object[]>` Array of object literals that define header cells.

### Properties

#### _sName `- private String`

Unique instance name.

#### ColumnSet._nCount `- private static Number`

Internal class variable to index multiple ColumnSet instances.

#### flat `- YAHOO.widget.Column[]`

Flattened representation of all Columns.
Default Value: []

#### headers `- String[]`

ID index of nested parent hierarchies for HEADERS accessibility attribute.
Default Value: []

#### keys `- YAHOO.widget.Column[]`

Array of Columns that map one-to-one to a table column.
Default Value: []

#### tree `- YAHOO.widget.Column[]`

Top-down tree representation of Column hierarchy.

#### Properties inherited from YAHOO.util.EventProvider:

`__yui_events, __yui_subscribers`

### Methods

#### getColumn

`YAHOO.widget.Column getColumn ( column )`
Returns Column instance with given key or ColumnSet key index.

Parameters:
  `column <String | Number>` Column key or ColumnSet key index.

Returns: `YAHOO.widget.Column`
  Column instance.

#### getColumnById

`YAHOO.widget.Column getColumnById ( column )`
Returns Column instance with given ID.

Parameters:
  `column <String>` Column ID.

Returns: `YAHOO.widget.Column`
  Column instance.

#### toString

`String toString ( )`
Public accessor to the unique name of the ColumnSet instance.

Returns: `String`
  Unique name of the ColumnSet instance.

#### Methods inherited from YAHOO.util.EventProvider:

`createEvent, fireEvent, hasEvent, subscribe, unsubscribe, unsubscribeAll`

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