Help:Table
OrthodoxWiki supports different types of table syntax:
- XHTML
- HTML and wiki <td> syntax
- pipe-syntax
All three are supported and create valid HTML output.
See also HTML element#Tables. Note however that the thead
, tbody
, tfoot
, and colgroup
elements are currently not supported in MediaWiki.
Overview
XHTML | HTML & Wiki-td | Wiki-pipe | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Table | <table></table> | <table></table> | {| params |} | ||||||
Caption | <caption></caption> | <caption></caption> | |+ caption | ||||||
Row | <tr></tr> | <tr> | |- params | ||||||
Data cell |
<td>cell1</td> |
<td>cell1 |
| cell1 | cell2 | ||||||
Data cell | <td>cell1</td> <td>cell2</td> <td>cell3</td> | <td>cell1 <td>cell2 <td>cell3 | |cell1||cell2||cell3 | ||||||
Header cell | <th></th> | <th> | ! heading | ||||||
Sample table |
| ||||||||
<table> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> </tr> </table> | <table> <tr> <td> 1 <td> 2 <tr> <td> 3 <td> 4 </table> | {| | 1 || 2 |- | 3 || 4 |} | |||||||
Sample table |
| ||||||||
<table> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </table> | <table> <tr> <td> 1 <td> 2 <tr> <td> 3 <td> 4 <tr> <td> 5 <td> 6 </table> | {| | 1 || 2 |- | 3 || 4 |- | 5 || 6 |} | |||||||
Pros |
Can be previewed/debugged with any XHTML editor Can be formatted for easier reading Well-known |
Can be previewed/debugged with any HTML editor Can be formatted for easier reading Well-known Takes less space than XHTML |
Easy to write Easy to read Takes little space | ||||||
Cons |
Tedious Takes a lot of space Difficult to read quickly |
Confusing, especially for people with little HTML experience Poorly formed Poorly delimited Generally odd looking |
Unfamiliar syntax Rigid structure Cannot be indented | ||||||
XHTML | HTML & Wiki-td | Wiki-pipe |
Guide to the pipe syntax
The pipe syntax, developed by Magnus Manske, substitutes pipes (|) for HTML. There is an on-line script which converts html tables to pipe syntax tables.
The pipes must start at the beginning of a new line, except when separating parameters from content or when using ||
to separate cells on a single line. The parameters are optional.
Tables
A table is defined by {| ''params'' |} which equals <table ''params''>Insert non-formatted text here </table>
- Careful: You must include the space between
{|
andparams
, or the first parameter gets ignored.
Rows
<tr> tags will be generated automatically for the first row. To start a new row, use
|-
which results in
<tr>
Parameters can be added like this:
|- params
which results in
<tr params>
Note:
- <tr> tags will be automatically opened at the first <td> equivalent
- <tr> tags will be automatically closed at <tr> and </table> equivalents
Cells
Cells are generated either like this:
|cell1 |cell2 |cell3
or like this:
|cell1||cell2||cell3
which both equal
<td>cell1</td><td>cell2</td><td>cell3</td>
so "||" equals "newline" + "|"
Parameters in cells can be used like this:
|params|cell1||params|cell2||params|cell3
which will result in
<td params>
Headers
Functions the same way as TD, except "!" is used instead of the opening "|". "!!" can be used instead of "||". Parameters still use "|", though! Example:
!params|cell1
Captions
A <caption> tag is created by
|+ Caption
which generates
<caption>Caption</caption>
You can also use parameters:
|+ params|Caption
which will generate
<caption params>Caption
Some examples
Multiplication table
Source code
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" |+Multiplication table |- ! × !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 |- ! 1 | 1 || 2 || 3 |- ! 2 | 2 || 4 || 6 |- ! 3 | 3 || 6 || 9 |- ! 4 | 4 || 8 || 12 |- ! 5 | 5 || 10 || 15 |}
Appearance
Multiplication table × 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 6 3 3 6 9 4 4 8 12 5 5 10 15
Notes
- The entire table begins with
{|
and ends with the required|}
. - A caption is a succinct way to describe your table, and can be included with
|+
on the line after{|
. - Table rows are horizontal groups of cells in the table. A row begins with
|-
and ends at the next row. - Table headings are cells with headings in them, and are often rendered in a bold font. They begin with
!
. Note that parameters are still separated from the actual content of the cell with|
, however - Table data cells fill out the rest of the table. A cell begins with
|
or||
and ends at the next cell.
Each row must have the same number of cells as the other rows, so that the number of columns in the table remains consistent (unless there are cells which span several columns or rows, but this is not discussed here). For empty cells, use the non-breaking space
as content to ensure that the cells are displayed.
Mélange
Here's a more advanced example, showing some more options available for making up tables. You can play with these settings in your own table to see what effect they have. Not all of these techniques may be appropriate in all cases; just because you can add colored backgrounds, for example, doesn't mean it's always a good idea. Try to keep the markup in your tables relatively simple -- remember, other people are going to be editing the article too! This example should give you an idea of what is possible, though.
Source code
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center" |+'''An example table''' |- ! style="background:#efefef;" | First header ! colspan="2" style="background:#ffdead;" | Second header |- | upper left | | rowspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid grey;" valign="top" | right side |- | style="border-bottom:3px solid grey;" | lower left | style="border-bottom:3px solid grey;" | lower middle |- | colspan="3" align="center" | {| border="0" |+''A table in a table'' |- | align="center" width="150px" | [[Image:SealLogo1.gif]] | align="center" width="150px" | [[Image:SealLogo1.gif]] |- | align="center" colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid red; border-right:1px solid red; border-bottom:2px solid red; border-left:1px solid red;" | Two OrthodoxWiki logos |} |}
Appearance
An example table First header Second header upper left right side
lower left lower middle
A table in a table Two OrthodoxWiki logos
Simple example
{| | Cell 1, row 1 | Cell 2, row 1 |- | Cell 1, row 2 | Cell 2, row 2 |}
generates
Cell 1, row 1 | Cell 2, row 1 |
Cell 1, row 2 | Cell 2, row 2 |
Advanced example
{| align=right border=1 | Cell 1, row 1 |rowspan=2| Cell 2, row 1 (and 2) | Cell 3, row 1 |- | Cell 1, row 2 | Cell 3, row 2 |}
Cell 1, row 1 | Cell 2, row 1 (and 2) | Cell 3, row 1 |
Cell 1, row 2 | Cell 3, row 2 |
Note the floating table to the right.
Nested table
{| border=1 | α | {| bgcolor=#ABCDEF border=2 |nested |- |table |} |the original table again |}
gives a nested table
α |
|
the original table again |
Nested tables have to start on a new line.
Text next to a table
You can use align=right, text after the table code appears to the left of the table. However, do not put preformatted text, it may overlap the table because it does not wrap.
× | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
5 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
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To prevent this, use <br style="clear:both;">:
× | 1 | 2 | 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
5 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text
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Decimal point alignment
A method to get columns of numbers aligned at the decimal point is as follows:
<blockquote> {| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 |align=right| 432 || . || 1 |- |align=right| 43 || . || 21 |- |align=right| 4 || . || 321 |} </blockquote>
gives
432 . 1 43 . 21 4 . 321
In simple cases one can dispense with the table feature and simply start the lines with a space, and put spaces to position the numbers:
432.1 43.21 4.321
See also
External links
- csv2wp - converts comma-separated values (CSV) format to pipe syntax. You may use this to import tables from Excel etc. (more information)
- HTML tables to wiki converter at wackyboy.com
- HTML tables to wiki converter at uni-bonn.de
- HTML tables to wiki converter at diberri.dyndns.org
- pywikipediabot (can convert HTML tables to wiki)