Tables

Note: also see the topic HelpEditTable for related information.

Table Attributes

Attributes are defined on line before the table using %TABLE{...}%:

Argument Comment Default value Example
sort Set table sorting "on" or "off". unspecified sort="on"
initsort Column to sort initially ("1" to number of columns). unspecified initsort="2"
initdirection Initial sorting direction for initsort, set to "up" (descending) or "down" (ascending). unspecified initdirection="up"
headerbg Header cell background colour. "#6b7f93" headerbg="#999999"
headerbgsorted Header cell background colour of a sorted column. the value of headerbg headerbgsorted="#32596c"
headercolor Header cell text color. "#ffffff" headercolor="#0000cc"
databg Data cell background color, a comma separated list. Specify "none" for no colour, that is to use the colour/background of the page the table is on. "#edf4f9,#ffffff" databg="#f2f2f2,#ffffff"
databgsorted Data cell background color of a sorted column; see databg. the values of databg databgsorted="#d4e8e4,#e5f5ea"
datacolor Data cell text color, a comma separated list. unspecified datacolor="#0000CC, #000000"
tableborder Table border width (pixels). "1" tableborder="2"
tableframe Table frame, set to "void" (no sides), "above" (the top side only), "below" (the bottom side only), "hsides" (the top and bottom sides only), "lhs" (the left-hand side only), "rhs" (the right-hand side only), "vsides" (the right and left sides only), "box" (all four sides), "border" (all four sides). unspecified tableframe="hsides"
tablerules Table rules, set to "none" (no rules), "groups" (rules will appear between row groups and column groups only), "rows" (rules will appear between rows only), "cols" (rules will appear between columns only), "all" (rules will appear between all rows and columns). unspecified tablerules="rows"
cellpadding Cell padding (pixels). "0" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing Cell spacing (pixels). "0" cellspacing="3"
cellborder Cell border width (pixels). unspecified cellborder="0"
valign Vertical alignment of cells and headers, set to "top", "middle", "bottom" or "baseline". unspecified valign="top"
headervalign Vertical alignment of header cells; overrides valign. unspecified headervalign="top"
datavalign Vertical alignment of data cells; overrides valign. unspecified datavalign="top"
headeralign Header cell alignment, one value for all columns, or a comma separated list for different alignment of individual columns. Set to "left", "center", "right" or "justify". Overrides individual cell settings. unspecified headeralign="left,right"
dataalign Data cell alignment, one value for all columns, or a comma separated list for different alignment of individual columns. Set to "left", "center", "right" or "justify". Overrides individual cell settings. unspecified dataalign="center"
tablewidth Table width: Percentage of window width, or absolute pixel value. unspecified tablewidth="100%"
columnwidths Column widths: Comma delimited list of column widths, percentage or absolute pixel value. unspecified columnwidths="80%,20%"
headerrows Number of header rows to exclude from sort. "1" headerrows="1"
footerrows Number of footer rows to exclude from sort. "0" footerrows="1"
id Table identifier string. unspecified id="userTable"
summary Table summary used by screenreaders: A summary of what the table presents. It should provide an orientation for someone who listens to the table. unspecified summary="List of subscribed users"
caption Table caption: A title that will be displayed just above the table. unspecified caption="Users"

Examples

Use of %TABLE{...}%

Line before table: %TABLE{ sort="on" tableborder="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="3" cellborder="0" headerbg="#D5CCB1" headercolor="#666666" databg="#FAF0D4, #F3DFA8" headerrows="2" footerrows="1" }%

Table with two Header Rows and Footer Row
Num Status Action Who When Progress
Num Status Action Who When Progress
1 C Chose new colours John 1-Dec-02  
2 X Release John 1-Apr-02  
3   Get feedback Anne 1-Feb-02  
12 C Spec error handling Jack 1-Dec-02  
5   Abc John    

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Topic revision: r3 - 06 Apr 2008 - 02:38:29 - JimCrum
 
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