Tables

Tables let you create tabulate data in rows and columns for easier reading.

Simple tables consist of rows and columns, like this:

Table {
    Row {
        "Taylor Swift"
        "555, Swiftie Avenue"
        "Nashville"
        "Tennessee"
    }

    Row {
        "Adele Adkins"
        "Caesars Palace"
        "Las Vegas"
        "Nevada"
    }

    Row {
        "Tim Cook"
        "Apple Park"
        "Cupertino"
        "California"
    }
}

Taylor Swift	555, Swiftie Avenue	Nashville	Tennessee
Adele Adkins	Caesars Palace	Las Vegas	Nevada
Tim Cook	Apple Park	Cupertino	California

You can also add headings to clarify what each column means:

Table {
    Row {
        "Taylor Swift"
        "555, Swiftie Avenue"
        "Nashville"
        "Tennessee"
    }

    Row {
        "Adele Adkins"
        "Caesars Palace"
        "Las Vegas"
        "Nevada"
    }

    Row {
        "Tim Cook"
        "Apple Park"
        "Cupertino"
        "California"
    }
} header: {
    "Name"
    "Address"
    "City"
    "State"
}

Name	Address	City	State
Taylor Swift	555, Swiftie Avenue	Nashville	Tennessee
Adele Adkins	Caesars Palace	Las Vegas	Nevada
Tim Cook	Apple Park	Cupertino	California

Table styling

To make rows easier to distinguish, use .tableStyle(.stripedRows) to create a zebra striping effect:

Table {
    Row {
        "Bob Blob"
        "Underwater Baker"
        "Seaweed Scones"
        "Collecting Rubber Ducks"
    }

    Row {
        "Sally Sizzle"
        "Firefighter Chef"
        "Spicy Ice Cream"
        "Volcano Surfing"
    }

    Row {
        "Greg Grumble"
        "Grumpy Florist"
        "Thorny Roses Salad"
        "Whispering to Snails"
    }
} header: {
    "Name"
    "Occupation"
    "Favourite Food"
    "Secret Hobby"
}
.tableStyle(.stripedRows)

Name	Occupation	Favourite Food	Secret Hobby
Bob Blob	Underwater Baker	Seaweed Scones	Collecting Rubber Ducks
Sally Sizzle	Firefighter Chef	Spicy Ice Cream	Volcano Surfing
Greg Grumble	Grumpy Florist	Thorny Roses Salad	Whispering to Snails

Alternatively, use .tableStyle(.stripedColumns) to create columnar stripes:

Table {
    Row {
        "Bob Blob"
        "Underwater Baker"
        "Seaweed Scones"
        "Collecting Rubber Ducks"
    }

    Row {
        "Sally Sizzle"
        "Firefighter Chef"
        "Spicy Ice Cream"
        "Volcano Surfing"
    }

    Row {
        "Greg Grumble"
        "Grumpy Florist"
        "Thorny Roses Salad"
        "Whispering to Snails"
    }
} header: {
    "Name"
    "Occupation"
    "Favourite Food"
    "Secret Hobby"
}
.tableStyle(.stripedColumns)

Name	Occupation	Favourite Food	Secret Hobby
Bob Blob	Underwater Baker	Seaweed Scones	Collecting Rubber Ducks
Sally Sizzle	Firefighter Chef	Spicy Ice Cream	Volcano Surfing
Greg Grumble	Grumpy Florist	Thorny Roses Salad	Whispering to Snails

Row and column formatting

Rows are top-aligned by default, but you can change that by adding a Column then using its verticalAlignment() modifier. This is easier to see when the table borders is enabled using the tableBorder() modifier, like this:

Table {
    Row {
        Column {
            "Top"
        }
        .verticalAlignment(.top)

        Column {
            "Middle"
        }
        .verticalAlignment(.middle)

        Column {
            "Bottom"
        }
        .verticalAlignment(.bottom)

        Column {
            """
            This is much longer text and will wrap over multiple lines, so we can see vertical alignment working.             This is much longer text and will wrap over multiple lines, so we can see vertical alignment working.             This is much longer text and will wrap over multiple lines, so we can see vertical alignment working.             This is much longer text and will wrap over multiple lines, so we can see vertical alignment working.             This is much longer text and will wrap over multiple lines, so we can see vertical alignment working.
            """
        }
    }
}
.tableBorder(true)

Top

Middle

Bottom

This is much longer text and will wrap over multiple lines, so we can see vertical alignment working. This is much longer text and will wrap over multiple lines, so we can see vertical alignment working. This is much longer text and will wrap over multiple lines, so we can see vertical alignment working. This is much longer text and will wrap over multiple lines, so we can see vertical alignment working. This is much longer text and will wrap over multiple lines, so we can see vertical alignment working.

Each row item occupies one column by default, but Column objects have a columnSpan() modifier to adjust that:

Table {
    Row {
        "This is a column"
        "Another column"
        "One more for luck"
    }

    Row {
        Column {
            "This column is as wide as the previous three, and is aligned to the center."
        }
        .columnSpan(3)
        .horizontalAlignment(.center)
    }

    Row {
        "This is another column"

        Column {
            "This column occupies two slots, and is aligned to the trailing edge."
        }
        .columnSpan(2)
        .horizontalAlignment(.trailing)
    }
}
.tableBorder(true)

This is a column	Another column	One more for luck
	This column is as wide as the previous three, and is aligned to the center.
This is another column		This column occupies two slots, and is aligned to the trailing edge.

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