Update / convert values
Both update and convert can be used to change column values in a DataFrame.
Difference between these operations:
convertallows changing the type of the column,updatedoesn'tparseis a special case ofconvertto convert String into different types automatically based on its contentsunfoldis a special case ofconvertto convertDataColumnof objects intoColumnGroupbased on properties of objects.updateallows filtering cells to be updated,convertdoesn'tfillis a special case ofupdateto replace missing values
24 October 2025