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| <h1>HTML Table Class</h1> |
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| <p>The Table Class provides functions that enable you to auto-generate HTML tables from arrays or database result sets.</p> |
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| <h2>Initializing the Class</h2> |
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| <p>Like most other classes in CodeIgniter, the Table class is initialized in your controller using the <dfn>$this->load->library</dfn> function:</p> |
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| <code>$this->load->library('table');</code> |
| <p>Once loaded, the Table library object will be available using: <dfn>$this->table</dfn></p> |
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| <h2>Examples</h2> |
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| <p>Here is an example showing how you can create a table from a multi-dimensional array. |
| Note that the first array index will become the table heading (or you can set your own headings using the |
| <dfn>set_heading()</dfn> function described in the function reference below).</p> |
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| <code> |
| $this->load->library('table');<br /> |
| <br /> |
| $data = array(<br /> |
| array('Name', 'Color', 'Size'),<br /> |
| array('Fred', 'Blue', 'Small'),<br /> |
| array('Mary', 'Red', 'Large'),<br /> |
| array('John', 'Green', 'Medium') <br /> |
| );<br /> |
| <br /> |
| echo $this->table->generate($data); |
| </code> |
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| <p>Here is an example of a table created from a database query result. The table class will automatically generate the |
| headings based on the table names (or you can set your own headings using the <dfn>set_heading()</dfn> function described |
| in the function reference below).</p> |
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| <code> |
| $this->load->library('table');<br /> |
| <br /> |
| $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM my_table");<br /> |
| <br /> |
| echo $this->table->generate($query); |
| </code> |
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| |
| <p>Here is an example showing how you might create a table using discrete parameters:</p> |
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| <code> |
| $this->load->library('table');<br /> |
| <br /> |
| $this->table->set_heading('Name', 'Color', 'Size');<br /> |
| <br /> |
| $this->table->add_row('Fred', 'Blue', 'Small');<br /> |
| $this->table->add_row('Mary', 'Red', 'Large');<br /> |
| $this->table->add_row('John', 'Green', 'Medium');<br /> |
| <br /> |
| echo $this->table->generate(); |
| </code> |
| |
| <p>Here is the same example, except instead of individual parameters, arrays are used:</p> |
| |
| <code> |
| $this->load->library('table');<br /> |
| <br /> |
| $this->table->set_heading(array('Name', 'Color', 'Size'));<br /> |
| <br /> |
| $this->table->add_row(array('Fred', 'Blue', 'Small'));<br /> |
| $this->table->add_row(array('Mary', 'Red', 'Large'));<br /> |
| $this->table->add_row(array('John', 'Green', 'Medium'));<br /> |
| <br /> |
| echo $this->table->generate(); |
| </code> |
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| <h2>Changing the Look of Your Table</h2> |
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| <p>The Table Class permits you to set a table template with which you can specify the design of your layout. Here is the template |
| prototype:</p> |
| |
| <code> |
| $tmpl = array (<br /> |
| 'table_open' => '<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0">',<br /> |
| <br /> |
| 'heading_row_start' => '<tr>',<br /> |
| 'heading_row_end' => '</tr>',<br /> |
| 'heading_cell_start' => '<th>',<br /> |
| 'heading_cell_end' => '</th>',<br /> |
| <br /> |
| 'row_start' => '<tr>',<br /> |
| 'row_end' => '</tr>',<br /> |
| 'cell_start' => '<td>',<br /> |
| 'cell_end' => '</td>',<br /> |
| <br /> |
| 'row_alt_start' => '<tr>',<br /> |
| 'row_alt_end' => '</tr>',<br /> |
| 'cell_alt_start' => '<td>',<br /> |
| 'cell_alt_end' => '</td>',<br /> |
| <br /> |
| 'table_close' => '</table>'<br /> |
| );<br /> |
| |
| <br /> |
| $this->table->set_template($tmpl); |
| </code> |
| |
| <p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> You'll notice there are two sets of "row" blocks in the template. These permit you to create alternating row colors or design elements that alternate with each |
| iteration of the row data.</p> |
| |
| <p>You are NOT required to submit a complete template. If you only need to change parts of the layout you can simply submit those elements. |
| In this example, only the table opening tag is being changed:</p> |
| |
| <code> |
| $tmpl = array ( 'table_open' => '<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" class="mytable">' );<br /> |
| |
| <br /> |
| $this->table->set_template($tmpl); |
| </code> |
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| <br /> |
| <h1>Function Reference</h1> |
| |
| <h2>$this->table->generate()</h2> |
| <p>Returns a string containing the generated table. Accepts an optional parameter which can be an array or a database result object.</p> |
| |
| <h2>$this->table->set_caption()</h2> |
| |
| <p>Permits you to add a caption to the table.</p> |
| |
| <code>$this->table->set_caption('Colors');</code> |
| |
| <h2>$this->table->set_heading()</h2> |
| |
| <p>Permits you to set the table heading. You can submit an array or discrete params:</p> |
| |
| <code>$this->table->set_heading('Name', 'Color', 'Size');</code> |
| <code>$this->table->set_heading(array('Name', 'Color', 'Size'));</code> |
| |
| <h2>$this->table->add_row()</h2> |
| |
| <p>Permits you to add a row to your table. You can submit an array or discrete params:</p> |
| |
| <code>$this->table->add_row('Blue', 'Red', 'Green');</code> |
| <code>$this->table->add_row(array('Blue', 'Red', 'Green'));</code> |
| |
| |
| <h2>$this->table->make_columns()</h2> |
| |
| <p>This function takes a one-dimensional array as input and creates |
| a multi-dimensional array with a depth equal to the number of |
| columns desired. This allows a single array with many elements to be |
| displayed in a table that has a fixed column count. Consider this example:</p> |
| |
| <code> |
| $list = array('one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six', 'seven', 'eight', 'nine', 'ten', 'eleven', 'twelve');<br /> |
| <br /> |
| $new_list = $this->table->make_columns($list, 3);<br /> |
| <br /> |
| $this->table->generate($new_list);<br /> |
| <br /> |
| // Generates a table with this prototype<br /> |
| <br /> |
| <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"><br /> |
| <tr><br /> |
| <td>one</td><td>two</td><td>three</td><br /> |
| </tr><tr><br /> |
| <td>four</td><td>five</td><td>six</td><br /> |
| </tr><tr><br /> |
| <td>seven</td><td>eight</td><td>nine</td><br /> |
| </tr><tr><br /> |
| <td>ten</td><td>eleven</td><td>twelve</td></tr><br /> |
| </table></code> |
| |
| |
| |
| <h2>$this->table->set_template()</h2> |
| |
| <p>Permits you to set your template. You can submit a full or partial template.</p> |
| |
| <code> |
| $tmpl = array ( 'table_open' => '<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" class="mytable">' );<br /> |
| |
| <br /> |
| $this->table->set_template($tmpl); |
| </code> |
| |
| |
| <h2>$this->table->set_empty()</h2> |
| |
| <p>Let's you set a default value for use in any table cells that are empty. You might, for example, set a non-breaking space:</p> |
| |
| <code> |
| $this->table->set_empty("&nbsp;"); |
| </code> |
| |
| <h2>$this->table->clear()</h2> |
| |
| <p>Lets you clear the table heading and row data. If you need to show multiple tables with different data you should |
| to call this function after each table has been generated to empty the previous table information. Example:</p> |
| |
| <code> |
| $this->load->library('table');<br /> |
| <br /> |
| $this->table->set_heading('Name', 'Color', 'Size');<br /> |
| $this->table->add_row('Fred', 'Blue', 'Small');<br /> |
| $this->table->add_row('Mary', 'Red', 'Large');<br /> |
| $this->table->add_row('John', 'Green', 'Medium');<br /> |
| <br /> |
| echo $this->table->generate();<br /> |
| <br /> |
| <kbd>$this->table->clear();</kbd><br /> |
| <br /> |
| $this->table->set_heading('Name', 'Day', 'Delivery');<br /> |
| $this->table->add_row('Fred', 'Wednesday', 'Express');<br /> |
| $this->table->add_row('Mary', 'Monday', 'Air');<br /> |
| $this->table->add_row('John', 'Saturday', 'Overnight');<br /> |
| <br /> |
| echo $this->table->generate(); |
| </code> |
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