Help/MediawikiTablePlugin

The MediawikiTable plugin allows a user to specify a <table> with (a subset of) the syntax used by Mediawiki. The plugin is not meant to be called directly, just use the syntax below to insert your table.

Mediawiki table syntax

• The table starts with a line {|.
• An optional table caption is made with a line starting with a pipe and a plus sign |+ followed by the caption.
• An optional table summary is made with a line starting with a pipe and an equal sign |= followed by the summary.
• A table row starts with a pipe and a hyphen: |-.
• A table cell starts with a pipe on a new line, or a double bar || on the same line.
• A header table cell starts with an exclamation mark, or a double exclamation mark !! on the same line.
• The table ends with a line |}.

The summary syntax is an extension to the Mediawiki syntax. You can also simply put the summary as an attribute to the table. The summary is necessary to be able to create accessible tables.

If the first row of the table as made with header cells only, this row will be put in a thead. In that case, this row will be repeated on every page when printing the table.

HTML attributes

The attributes might be put with or without double quotes.

Predefined CSS classes

If you do not specify a class for the table, it will be rendered without border.

Boxed and bordered tables

If you specify class="boxed", you will have a border around the table (but not around the cells).

If you specify class="bordered", you will have a border around the table and the cells

In both cases, the caption (if any) will be bold and centered under the table

In both cases, the headers (specified by !) will have a "#d8d8d8" background

Sortable tables

If you specify class="sortable", the table columns will be sortable.

Do not break table when printing

If you specify class="nobreak", the table will not be cut when printed (if your browser supports it).

Examples

Example 1: simple table

The above table is rendered from:

{| border="1" style="width: 100%"
|+ style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 150%;" | This is the table caption
|= This is the table summary
|- style="white-space: nowrap"
! Header 1
! Header 2
! Header 3
|- style=height:100px
| Cell I
| **Cell II**,  in bold
|align=right width="100%" |Cell III
|- bgcolor=#f0f0ff align=center
|Cell 1||Cell 2||Cell 3
|}

Example 2: table with paragraphs, lists and plugins in cells

The above table is rendered from:

{|
|- style="white-space: nowrap"
! Header 1
! Header 2
|- bgcolor=yellow
| First paragraph.

Second paragraph.
|
* One
* Two
* Three
|- bgcolor=#f0f0ff align=center
|Current date || <<CurrentTime format=date>>
|}

Example 3: sortable table

Click on a column header to sort the column. Clicking a second time will reverse the sorting order.

The above table is rendered from:

{| class="bordered sortable"
|-
! First name !! Name !! Age
|-
| John || Smith || 35
|-
| Albert || Wells || 5
|-
| Sam || Adam || 102
|}

Example 4: nested tables

The above table is rendered from:

<<MediawikiTable
{| class="bordered" align=center
|+ Outer table caption
|-
! Header A !! Header B
|-
| A numbered list:
# one
# two
# three
|
This cell contains a nested table.
 {| class="bordered"
 |+ Inner table caption
 |-
 ! Header A
 ! Header B
 |-
 | Inner A1
 | Inner B1
 |-
 | Inner A2
 | Inner B2
 |}
|-
| A paragraph

Another paragraph

| A plain list:
* apple
* pear
* apricot
|}
>>

Author

• Marc-Etienne Vargenau, Alcatel-Lucent

See Also

• Mediawiki table help page