     return column_length;
   }
 
+  /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /** 
+   * @Synopsis  Updates the length of the gdf_columns in the table
+   * 
+   * @Param new_length The new length
+   */
+  /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   void set_column_length(const size_type new_length)
   {
     column_length = new_length;

  {
    return host_columns[build_column_index]->data;
  }






  __host__ 
  void print_row(const size_type row_index, char * msg = "") const


  }

    /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    /** 
     * @Synopsis  Copies a row from another table to a row in this table
     * 
     * @Param other The other table from which the row is copied
     * @Param my_row_index The index of the row in this table that will be written to
     * @Param other_row_index The index of the row from the other table that will be copied from
     */
    /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
  __device__ 
  void copy_row(gdf_table const & other,
                const size_type my_row_index,
