# TIP - Converting a dataset column into a list

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**Created:** [September 4, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tip-converting-a-dataset-column-into-a-list/38388 "2020-09-04T04:07:03Z")\
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`ds.getColumnAsList(ds.getColumnIndex("column"))` should be safe on any dataset in 8.0+ - `getColumnAsList` accepting an integer is part of the Dataset interface. Note that if the column isn’t found you’ll get an index out of bounds exception.

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