# How to get type of a column using Tables.Schema from Tables.jl?

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**Category:** Data\
**Tags:** type, tables\
**Created:** [January 6, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-get-type-of-a-column-using-tables-schema-from-tables-jl/108432 "2024-01-06T11:48:18Z")\
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I think I have a solution using…

```
julia> sch.types[argmax((sch.names.==:Close))]
Float64

```

But if you have a better one please tell me.

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