# Convert columntype in table to integer

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-columntype-in-table-to-integer/9103>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 26, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-columntype-in-table-to-integer/9103 "2014-09-26T12:34:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 16, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-columntype-in-table-to-integer/9103/6 "2018-01-16T01:09:45Z")

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Consider using the platform’s [DatasetBuilder](http://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition79/793/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/common/util/DatasetBuilder.html) class. Something like:

```auto
from java.lang import Integer, String
from com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.util import DatasetBuilder

def someFunction():
    b = DatasetBuilder.newBuilder().colNames("col1", "col2").colTypes(Integer, String)
    for x in range(5):
        b.addRow(x, "V%d" % x)
    return b.build()

```

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