TablePlugin < TWiki

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TWiki.TablePluginr1.22 - 02 Aug 2025 - 05:08 - PeterThoenytopic end
---+ Table Plugin
Gives extra control of table display:
   * Allows sorting
   * Changing table properties like border width, cell spacing and cell padding
   * Changing background color and text color for header cells
   * Changing background color and text color for data cells - colors can _alternate_
   * Table attributes can be set and overridden in this order:
      * Default =TABLEATTRIBUTES= Plugin setting in this topic.
      * A =TABLEATTRIBUTES= preferences setting on site-level (%TWIKIWEB%.TWikiPreferences) or web-level (any WebPreferences), e.g.
         * =Set TABLEATTRIBUTES = tableborder="0" cellpadding="1" ...=
      * Before a table using =%<nop>TABLE{...}%=
---++ Sorting
Click on column heading text to sort by a column.  Initial column will be sorted in descending order, click again to get ascending order.  The type of data in the cell is determined automatically:
   * date if format is:
      * dd MMM YYY - hh:mm
      * dd-MMM-YY or dd-MMM-YYYY (can be / or space in place of -)
      * MMM is Jan, Feb, etc
   * number is digits, with optional decimal point
   * otherwise treated as text
---++ <nop>%TOPIC% Global Settings
Plugin settings are stored as preferences variables. To reference
a plugin setting write ==%<nop><plugin>_<setting>%==, for example, ==%<nop>INTERWIKIPLUGIN_SHORTDESCRIPTION%==
   * One line description, shown in the %TWIKIWEB%.TextFormattingRules topic:
      * Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
   * Set DEBUG to 1 to get debug messages in =data/debug.txt=.  Default: =0=
      * Set DEBUG = 0
   * Make sortable:
      * #Set SORT = attachments
      * Set SORT = all
      * #Set SORT = none
   * Default table attributes:
      * Set TABLEATTRIBUTES = tableborder="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" headerbg="#99CCCC" databg="#FFFFCC, #FFFFFF"
---++ Table Attributes
Attributes are defined as a =TABLEATTRIBUTES= Plugin setting in this topic, a =TABLEATTRIBUTES= preferences setting, or on line before the table using =%<nop>TABLE{...}%=:
| *Argument* | *Comment* | *Example* |
| =sort=     | Set table sorting ="on"= or ="off"= | =sort="on"= |
| =initsort= | Column to sort initially (="1"= to number of columns) | =initsort="2"= |
| =initdirection= | Initial sorting direction for =initsort=, set to  ="up"= or ="down"= | =initdirection="up"= |
| =headerbg= | Header cell background colour. Choose one of the %TWIKIWEB%.StandardColors | =headerbg="#99CCCC"= |
| =headercolor= | Header cell text colour | =headercolor="#0000CC"= |
| =databg=   | Data cell background colour, a comma separated list. Specify ="none"= for no colour, that is to use the colour/background of the page the table is on. | =databg="#C8CB8F, #DBDDB5"= |
| =datacolor= | Data cell text colour, a comma separated list | =datacolor="#0000CC, #000000"= |
| =tableborder= | Table border width (pixels) | =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); default ="void"= | =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); default ="none"= | =tablerules="rows"= |        
| =cellpadding= | Cell padding (pixels) | =cellpadding="0"= |
| =cellspacing= | Cell spacing (pixels) | =cellspacing="3"= |
| =valign= | Vertical alignment of cells, set to ="top"=, ="middle"=, ="bottom"= or ="baseline"= | =valign="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 | =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 | =dataalign="center"= |
| =tablewidth= | Table width: Percentage of window width, or absolute pixel value. Default is unspecified | =tablewidth="100%"= |
| =columnwidths= | Column widths: Comma delimited list of column widths, percentage or absolute pixel value. Default is unspecified | =columnwidths="80%, 20%"= |
| =headerrows= | Number of header rows to exclude from sort; default ="1"= | =headerrows="1"= |
| =footerrows= | Number of footer rows to exclude from sort; default ="0"= | =footerrows="1"= |
The =%<nop>TABLE{...}%= settings override =TABLEATTRIBUTES= preferences settings, which override the =TABLEATTRIBUTES= Plugin settings. 
---++ Examples
---+++ Use of %<nop>TABLE{...}%
Line before table: =%<nop>TABLE{ sort="on" tableborder="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="3" headerbg="#000099" headercolor="#FFFFCC" databg="#C8CB8F, #DBDDB5" headerrows="2" footerrows="1" }%=
%TABLE{ sort="on" tableborder="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="3" headerbg="#000099" headercolor="#FFFFCC" databg="#C8CB8F, #DBDDB5" headerrows="2" footerrows="1" }%
| *Table with two Header Rows and Footer Row* ||||||
| *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 | | |
| *Num* | *Status* | *Action* | *Who* | *When* | *Progress* |
---+++ Table with 4 digit year dates and no use of %<nop>TABLE{...}%
| *When* |
| 1-Jan-2004 |
| 1-Jan-2003 |
| 2-Jan-2005 |
---++ Plugin Installation Instructions
*Note:* You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this plugin. Below installation instructions are for the administrator who needs to install this plugin on the TWiki server.
   * Download the ZIP file from the Plugin web (see below)
   * Unzip ==%TOPIC%.zip== in your twiki installation directory. Content:
     | *File:* | *Description:* |
     | ==data/TWiki/%TOPIC%.txt== | Plugin topic |
     | ==data/TWiki/%TOPIC%.txt,v== | Plugin topic repository |
     | ==lib/TWiki/Plugins/%TOPIC%.pm== | Plugin Perl module |
     | ==pub/TWiki/%TOPIC%/diamond.gif== | Diamond symbol |
     | ==pub/TWiki/%TOPIC%/down.gif== | Down arrow |
     | ==pub/TWiki/%TOPIC%/up.gif== | Up arrow |
   * Test if the plugin is correctly installed:
      * Check above example if the table renders as expected
      * Try click on heading to sort.  Other tables should also be sortable
---++ Plugin Info
|  Plugin Author: | TWiki:Main/JohnTalintyre, TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny |
|  Plugin Version: | 01 Aug 2025 |
|  Change History: | <!-- specify latest version first -->  |
|  01 Aug 2004: | AC: Added CSS support for first column and ascending/descending table headers |
|  21 Mar 2004: | PTh: Internal change: Fixed reference to unofficial variable |
|  01 Jan 2004: | PTh: Alternating data row colors restart again after each header row |
|  01 Dec 2003: | PTh: Fixed error when footerrows was specified on an empty table, contributed by TWiki:Main/PaulineCheung |
|  24 May 2003: | PTh: New =|^|= rule for multi row span (TWiki:Main/WalterMundt); added tableframe and tablerules (TWiki:Main/JohannesMartin); ignore columnwidths for multi column span; validate headerrows and footerrows (TWiki:Main/DarrylGreen); fixed link color problem and up/down icon color problem for dark header background |
|  17 Dec 2002: | PTh: Removed individual table Plugin settings; added TABLEATTRIBUTES Plugins setting and TABLEATTRIBUTES preferences setting |
|  15 Dec 2002: | PTh: Added headerrows and footerrows params (TWiki:Main/DarrylGreen, TWiki:Main/WoutMertens); added tablewidth and columnwidths params (TWiki:Main/ThorstenSommermann) |
|  09 Dec 2002: | PTh: Added headercolor and datacolor parameters |
|  05 Jun 2002: | PTh: Added "none" value to databg parameter (suggested by TWiki:Main/TaitCyrus); fixed sorting by stripping HTML tags, removing links and making sort ignore case (suggested by TWiki:Main/ShawnBradford) |
|  13 Mar 2002: | PTh: Added TWiki:Main/ShawnBradford 's initsort and initdirection |
|  12 Mar 2002: | PTh: Added valign, headeralign and dataalign; fixed bug of swapped cellpadding/cellspacing; fixed warning of uninitialized value |
|  05 Jan 2002: | PTh: Fixed sorting bug of cells with leading white space  |
|  06 Dec 2001: | PTh: Fixed date sorting bug <br /> 03 Dec 2025 PTh: Fixed sort="off" bug and more |
|  29 Nov 2001: | PTh: Fixed Perl warnings |
|  16 Nov 2001: | PTh: Added table border, cell spacing, cell padding, gif files |
|  07 Oct 2001: | JT: Initial version |
|  CPAN Dependencies: | none |
|  Other Dependencies: | none |
|  Perl Version: | 5.0 |
|  Plugin Home: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC% |
|  Feedback: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC%Dev |
__Related Topics:__ %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiPreferences, %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiPlugins, %TWIKIWEB%.StandardColors
-- TWiki:Main/JohnTalintyre - 07 Oct 2025 <br />
-- TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny - 01 Aug 2025 <br />
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