You can access view or folder columns through getColumns in View, which returns a ViewColumn object. This object gives you access to properties through the following methods:

• getAlignment returns an int value containing the alignment (justification) of data in the column.
• getDateFmt returns an int value containing the specific format of date data in the column.
• getFontColor returns an int value containing the font color of data in the column.
• getFontFace returns an int value containing the font face of data in the column.
• getFontPointSize returns an int value containing the font point size of data in the column.
• getFontStyle returns an int value containing the font style of data in the column.
• getFormula returns a String value containing the column formula or null if the column is the value of a field.
• getHeaderAlignment returns an int value containing the alignment (justification) of the header in the column.
• isAccentSensitiveSort if the column is sorted without regard to accent.
• isCaseSensitiveSort if the column is sorted without regard to case.
• isCategory returns true if the column is categorized.
• isField if the column value is based on a field value.
• isFormula returns true if the column value is based on a formula.
• isHidden returns true if the column is hidden.
• isHideDetail returns true if the details for a total column are hidden.
• isIcon returns true if the column value is displayed as an icon.
• isResize returns true if the column is resizable.
• isResortAscending returns true if the column can be resorted in ascending order.
• isResortDescending returns true if the column can be resorted in descending order.
• isResortToView returns true if the column is resortable, that is, if the user can click on the column header to resort.
• isResponse returns true if the column contains only response documents.
• isSecondaryResort returns true if the column is a secondary resortable column.
• isSecondaryResortDescending returns true if the secondary resort is descending.
• isShowTwistie returns true if the expandable column displays a twistie.
• isSortDescending returns true if the sorted column is descending.
• isSorted returns true if the column is sorted.
• getItemName returns a String value containing the name of the item whose value is in the column or null if the column is a formula.
• getListSep returns an int value containing the list (multi-value) separator for values in the column.
• getNumberAttrib returns an int value containing the attributes for numeric values in the column.
• getNumberDigits returns an int value containing the number of decimal places for numeric values in the column.
• getNumberFormat returns an int value containing the format for numeric values in the column.
• getParent returns a View object representing the view that contains the column.
• getPosition returns an int value containing the position of the column in the view.
• getTimeDateFmt returns an int value containing the format of time-date data in the column.
• getTimeFmt returns an int value containing the format of time data in a column.
• getTimeZoneFmt returns an int value containing the format of the zone in time-date data in a column.
• getTitle returns a String value containing the title of the item or null if the column has no title.
• getWidth returns an int value containing the width of the column.

Accessing views and folders