7.6.2.1. Scalar column — Groonga v16.0.2 documentation

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# 7.6.2.1. Scalar column

## 7.6.2.1.1. Summary

Scalar column is a data store object.

It can store one scalar value per record. Scalar value is one of the following type values:

- `Bool`

- `Int8`

- `Int16`

- `Int32`

- `Int64`

- `UInt8`

- `UInt16`

- `UInt32`

- `UInt64`

- `BFloat16`

- `Float32`

- `Float`

- `Time`

- `ShortText`

- `Text`

- `LongText`

- `TokyoGeoPoint`

- `WGS84GeoPoint`

If you want to store zero or more values per record, you can use multiple scalar columns or one Vector column. If these values are related and use the same types such as tags (zero or more strings), Vector column is suitable. If these values aren’t related such as title and location, multiple scalar columns are suitable.

## 7.6.2.1.2. Usage

See column_create how to create a column.

There are three scalar column types:

- Normal scalar column

- Reference scalar column

- Generated scalar column

This section describes how to use these types.

### 7.6.2.1.2.1. Normal scalar column

TODO

### 7.6.2.1.2.2. Reference scalar column

TODO

### 7.6.2.1.2.3. Generated scalar column

You can use a scalar column as a Generated column.

#### 7.6.2.1.2.3.1. How to create

See Create a generated column for details.

## 7.6.2.1.3. See also

- Vector column

- column_create