# FarPoint.Win.Spread.TableView.SetColumnNames

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<h1 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_TableView_SetColumnNames_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.TableView.SetColumnNames*">SetColumnNames Method
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<h4 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_TableView_SetColumnNames_System_String___" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.TableView.SetColumnNames(System.String[])">SetColumnNames(string[])</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Sets the column names for the table. The count of array names must equal the count of table columns.
Each element must not be null or empty and each element must be unique (not case sensitive) in the array names.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool SetColumnNames(string[] names)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function SetColumnNames(names As String()) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a>[]</td>
      <td><span class="parametername">names</span></td>
      <td><p>Array of table column names.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>true if set successfully; otherwise, returns false.</p>
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