# hasColumnShorthands

> _Since v1.4.0_

Check if an array of columns contains any shorthand strings. *

```ts
hasColumnShorthands(columns: ColumnShorthand<TRow>[]): boolean
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| `columns` | <code><a href="/grid/angular/api/types/columnshorthand/">ColumnShorthand</a>&lt;TRow&gt;[]</code> |  |