/**
* Supplemental function to create columns from strings.
*
* @access protected
* @param string $type Type of column to create
* @param string $label Label for the column. (Optional)
* @param \Khill\Lavacharts\DataTables\Formats\Format $format A column format object. (Optional)
* @param string $role A role for the column. (Optional)
* @return \Khill\Lavacharts\DataTables\DataTable
*/
protected function createColumnWithParams($type, $label = '', $format = null, $role = '')
{
$this->cols[] = ColumnFactory::create($type, $label, $format, $role);
return $this;
}
/**
* Creates a new Column with the same values, while applying the Format.
*
* @param \Khill\Lavacharts\DataTables\Columns\Column $column
* @param \Khill\Lavacharts\DataTables\Formats\Format $format
* @return \Khill\Lavacharts\DataTables\Columns\Column
*/
public static function applyFormat(Column $column, Format $format)
{
return ColumnFactory::create($column->getType(), $column->getLabel(), $format, $column->getRole());
}
