# C1.PivotEngine.GeneralUtils.ColumnExists

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<h1 id="C1_PivotEngine_GeneralUtils_ColumnExists_" data-uid="C1.PivotEngine.GeneralUtils.ColumnExists*">ColumnExists Method
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<h4 id="C1_PivotEngine_GeneralUtils_ColumnExists_C1_PivotEngine_PivotFieldList_System_String_" data-uid="C1.PivotEngine.GeneralUtils.ColumnExists(C1.PivotEngine.PivotFieldList,System.String)">ColumnExists(PivotFieldList, string)</h4>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static PivotField ColumnExists(PivotFieldList fields, string columnName)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function ColumnExists(fields As PivotFieldList, columnName As String) As PivotField</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.PivotEngine.PivotFieldList.html">PivotFieldList</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">fields</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">columnName</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.PivotEngine.PivotField.html">PivotField</a></td>
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