# Column

The **Column** object represents an information column displayed in a tab (e.g. name, size, attributes, etc). A collection of **Column** objects can be retrieved from the [**Format**](format)**.columns** property.

| Property Name      | Return Type       | Description                                                                                                                                                           |
| ------------------ | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| _\<default value>_ | _string_          | Returns the name of the column.                                                                                                                                       |
| autosize           | _bool_            | Returns **True** if the column width is set to _auto_.                                                                                                                |
| collapse           | _bool_            | Returns **True** if the column width is set to _collapse_.                                                                                                            |
| expand             | _bool_            | Returns **True** if the column width is set to _expand_.                                                                                                              |
| fill               | _bool_            | Returns **True** if the column width is set to _fill_.                                                                                                                |
| header             | _string_          | Returns the name of the column as displayed in the Lister column header.                                                                                              |
| label              | _string_          | Returns the name of the column as displayed in the _Columns_ tab in the _Folder Options_ dialog.                                                                      |
| max                | _int_ or _string_ | Returns the maximum width of the column in pixels, or the string "fill" if the maximum is set to _fill_.                                                              |
| min                | _int_             | Returns the minimum width of the column in pixels.                                                                                                                    |
| name               | _string_          | Returns the name of the column.                                                                                                                                       |
| reverse            | _bool_            | Returns **True** if the sort direction of the column is reversed.                                                                                                     |
| sort               | _int_             | Returns the sort order of the column (e.g. 1 for the primary sort field, 2 for the secondary sort field, etc). Returns 0 if the display is not sorted by this column. |
| width              | _int_             | Returns the current display width of the column in pixels.                                                                                                            |
