class QTextTableFormat#

The QTextTableFormat class provides formatting information for tables in a QTextDocument . More…

Synopsis#

Methods#

def __init__()
def alignment()
def borderCollapse()
def cellPadding()
def cellSpacing()
def clearColumnWidthConstraints()
def columnWidthConstraints()
def columns()
def headerRowCount()
def setAlignment()
def setBorderCollapse()
def setCellPadding()
def setCellSpacing()
def setColumnWidthConstraints()
def setColumns()
def setHeaderRowCount()

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Detailed Description#

A table is a group of cells ordered into rows and columns. Each table contains at least one row and one column. Each cell contains a block. Tables in rich text documents are formatted using the properties defined in this class.

Tables are horizontally justified within their parent frame according to the table’s alignment. This can be read with the alignment() function and set with setAlignment() .

Cells within the table are separated by cell spacing. The number of pixels between cells is set with setCellSpacing() and read with cellSpacing() . The contents of each cell is surrounded by cell padding. The number of pixels between each cell edge and its contents is set with setCellPadding() and read with cellPadding() .

The table’s background color can be read with the background() function, and can be specified with setBackground() . The background color of each cell can be set independently, and will control the color of the cell within the padded area.

The table format also provides a way to constrain the widths of the columns in the table. Columns can be assigned a fixed width, a variable width, or a percentage of the available width (see QTextLength ). The columns() function returns the number of columns with constraints, and the columnWidthConstraints() function returns the constraints defined for the table. These quantities can also be set by calling setColumnWidthConstraints() with a list containing new constraints. If no constraints are required, clearColumnWidthConstraints() can be used to remove them.

See also

QTextTable QTextTableCell QTextLength

__init__(fmt)#

Parameters:: fmt – QTextFormat

__init__()

Constructs a new table format object.

alignment()#

Return type:: Combination of AlignmentFlag

Returns the table’s alignment.

See also

setAlignment()

borderCollapse()#

Return type:: bool

Returns true if borderCollapse is enabled.

See also

setBorderCollapse()

cellPadding()#

Return type:: float

Returns the table’s cell padding. This describes the distance between the border of a cell and its contents.

See also

setCellPadding()

cellSpacing()#

Return type:: float

Returns the table’s cell spacing. This describes the distance between adjacent cells.

See also

setCellSpacing()

clearColumnWidthConstraints()#

Clears the column width constraints for the table.

See also

columnWidthConstraints() setColumnWidthConstraints()

columnWidthConstraints()#

Return type:: .list of QTextLength

Returns a list of constraints used by this table format to control the appearance of columns in a table.

See also

setColumnWidthConstraints()

columns()#

Return type:: int

Returns the number of columns specified by the table format.

headerRowCount()#

Return type:: int

Returns the number of rows in the table that define the header.

See also

setHeaderRowCount()

setAlignment(alignment)#

Parameters:: alignment – Combination of AlignmentFlag

Sets the table’s alignment.

See also

alignment()

setBorderCollapse(borderCollapse)#

Parameters:: borderCollapse – bool

Enabling borderCollapse will have the following implications:

The borders and grid of the table will be rendered following the CSS table border-collapse: collapse rules

Setting the border property to a minimum value of 1 will render a one pixel solid inner table grid using the borderBrush property and an outer border as specified

The various border style properties of QTextTableCellFormat can be used to customize the grid and have precedence over the border and grid of the table

The cellSpacing property will be ignored

For print pagination:

Columns continued on a page will not have their top cell border rendered

Repeated header rows will always have their bottom cell border rendered

With borderCollapse disabled, cell borders can still be styled using QTextTableCellFormat but styling will be applied only within the cell’s frame, which is probably not very useful in practice.

See also

borderCollapse() setBorder() setBorderBrush() setBorderStyle() QTextTableCellFormat

setCellPadding(padding)#

Parameters:: padding – float

Sets the cell padding for the table. This determines the distance between the border of a cell and its contents.

See also

cellPadding()

setCellSpacing(spacing)#

Parameters:: spacing – float

Sets the cell spacing for the table. This determines the distance between adjacent cells.

This property will be ignored if borderCollapse is enabled.

See also

cellSpacing()

setColumnWidthConstraints(constraints)#

Parameters:: constraints – .list of QTextLength

Sets the column width constraints for the table.

See also

columnWidthConstraints() clearColumnWidthConstraints()

setColumns(columns)#

Parameters:: columns – int

setHeaderRowCount(count)#

Parameters:: count – int

Declares the first count rows of the table as table header. The table header rows get repeated when a table is broken across a page boundary.

See also

headerRowCount()