1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 03c011a..25018ed 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ pub struct TableSlice<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> TableSlice<'a> {
     /// Compute and return the number of column
+    #[deprecated(since="0.8.0", note="Will become private in future release. See [issue #87](https://github.com/phsym/prettytable-rs/issues/87)")]
     pub fn get_column_num(&self) -> usize {
         let mut cnum = 0;
         for r in self.rows {
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@ impl Table {
     }
 
     /// Compute and return the number of column
+    #[deprecated(since="0.8.0", note="Will become private in future release. See [issue #87](https://github.com/phsym/prettytable-rs/issues/87)")]
     pub fn get_column_num(&self) -> usize {
         self.as_ref().get_column_num()
     }