code/libraries/joomlatools/library/database/table/abstract.php
public function getColumn($column, $base = false)
    {
        $columns = $this->getColumns($base);
        return isset($columns[$column]) ? $columns[$column] : null;
    }
public function getColumn($column, $base = false)
    {
        $columns = $this->getColumns($base);
        return isset($columns[$column]) ? $columns[$column] : null;
    }
public function getColumn ( $ column , $ base = false ) { $ columns = $ this -> getColumns ( $ base ) ; return isset ( $ columns [ $ column ] ) ? $ columns [ $ column ] : null ; }
Get a column by name

@param  string   $column The name of the column
@param  boolean  $base    If TRUE, get the column information from the base table.
@return KDatabaseSchemaColumn  Returns a KDatabaseSchemaColumn object or NULL if the column does not exist
Get a column by name