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# AWS::Glue::Table Column
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A column in a `Table`.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Comment](#cfn-glue-table-column-comment)" : String,
  "[Name](#cfn-glue-table-column-name)" : String,
  "[Type](#cfn-glue-table-column-type)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Comment](#cfn-glue-table-column-comment): String
  [Name](#cfn-glue-table-column-name): String
  [Type](#cfn-glue-table-column-type): String
```

## Properties
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`Comment`  <a name="cfn-glue-table-column-comment"></a>
A free-form text comment.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `[\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF\t]*`  
*Minimum*: `0`  
*Maximum*: `255`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Name`  <a name="cfn-glue-table-column-name"></a>
The name of the `Column`.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `[\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF\t]*`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `255`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Type`  <a name="cfn-glue-table-column-type"></a>
The data type of the `Column`.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `[\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF\t]*`  
*Minimum*: `0`  
*Maximum*: `131072`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## See also
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+ [Column Structure](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/aws-glue-api-catalog-tables.html#aws-glue-api-catalog-tables-Column) in the *AWS Glue Developer Guide*