HtmlTable Class

Allows programmatic access on the server to the HTML <table> element.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.HtmlControls
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

'Declaration
Public Class HtmlTable
	Inherits HtmlContainerControl
'Usage
Dim instance As HtmlTable

public class HtmlTable extends HtmlContainerControl
public class HtmlTable extends HtmlContainerControl

Use the HtmlTable control to programmatically control the HTML <table> element on the server. This allows you to create a table on a Web page.

You can dynamically change the appearance of the <table> element by setting the BgColor, Border, BorderColor, Height, and Width properties. You can also control how the content of a cell is displayed by setting the Align, CellPadding, and CellSpacing properties.

The rows of the HtmlTable control are stored in the Rows property of the control. This allows you to programmatically access the individual rows of the table.

NoteNote

A complex table model is not supported. You cannot have an HtmlTable control with nested <caption>, <col>, <colgroup>, <tbody>, <thead>, or <tfoot> elements. These elements are removed without warning and do not appear in the output HTML. An exception will be thrown if you attempt to programmatically add these table model elements to the Control.Controls collection of the HtmlTable control.

For a list of initial property values for an instance of HtmlTable, see the HtmlTable constructor.

The following code example demonstrates how to use an HtmlTable control to display information in a table.

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<script runat="server">

  Sub Button_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

    ' Set the properties of the HtmlTable with the
    ' user selections.
    Table1.BgColor = BgColorSelect.Value
    Table1.Border = CInt(BorderSelect.Value)
    Table1.BorderColor = BorderColorSelect.Value
    Table1.Height = HeightSelect.Value
    Table1.Width = WidthSelect.Value
    
  End Sub
  
</script>

<html>
<head>
   <title>HtmlTable Example</title>
</head>
<body>

   <form runat="server">

      <h3>HtmlTable Example</h3>

      <table id="Table1" 
             Border="1" 
             BorderColor="black" 
             runat="server">

         <tr>
            <th>
               Column 1
            </th>
            <th>
               Column 2
            </th>
            <th>
               Column 3
            </th>
         </tr>
         <tr>
            <td>
               Cell 1
            </td>
            <td>
               Cell 2
            </td>
            <td>
               Cell 3
            </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
            <td>
               Cell 4
            </td>
            <td>
               Cell 5
            </td>
            <td>
               Cell 6
            </td>
         </tr>

      </table>
      
      <hr>

      Select the display settings: <br><br>

      BgColor:
      <select id="BgColorSelect" 
              runat="server">

         <option Value="Red">Red</option>
         <option Value="Blue">Blue</option>
         <option Value="Green">Green</option>
         <option Value="Black">Black</option>
         <option Value="White" Selected>White</option>
        
      </select>

      &nbsp;&nbsp;

      Border:
      <select id="BorderSelect" 
              runat="server">

         <option Value="0">0</option>
         <option Value="1" Selected>1</option>
         <option Value="2">2</option>
         <option Value="3">3</option>
         <option Value="4">4</option>
         <option Value="5">5</option>

      </select>

      &nbsp;&nbsp;

      BorderColor:
      <select id="BorderColorSelect" 
              runat="server">

         <option Value="Red">Red</option>
         <option Value="Blue">Blue</option>
         <option Value="Green">Green</option>
         <option Value="Black" Selected>Black</option>
         <option Value="White">White</option>

      </select>

      <br><br>

      Height:
      <select id="HeightSelect" 
              runat="server">

         <option Value="0">0</option>
         <option Value="100">100</option>
         <option Value="150">150</option>
         <option Value="200">200</option>
         <option Value="250">250</option>

      </select>

      &nbsp;&nbsp;

      Width:
      <select id="WidthSelect" 
              runat="server">

         <option Value="0">0</option>
         <option Value="200">200</option>
         <option Value="250">250</option>
         <option Value="300">300</option>
         <option Value="350">350</option>

      </select>
       
      <br><br>
  
      <input type="button" 
             value="Generate Table"
             OnServerClick ="Button_Click" 
             runat="server"/>

   </form>

</body>
</html>

The following code example demonstrates how to dynamically create an HtmlTable control.

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

<script runat="server">

  Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

    Dim i As Integer
    Dim j As Integer
    Dim row As HtmlTableRow
    Dim cell As HtmlTableCell

    ' Get the number of rows and columns selected by the user.
    Dim numrows As Integer = CInt(Select1.Value)
    Dim numcells As Integer = CInt(Select2.Value)

    ' Iterate through the rows.
    For j = 0 To numrows - 1

      ' Create a new row.
      row = New HtmlTableRow()

      ' Provide a different background color for alternating rows.
      If (j Mod 2) = 1 Then
        row.BgColor = "Gray"
      End If

      ' Iterate through the cells of a row.
      For i = 0 To numcells - 1
        
        ' Create a new cell and add it to the HtmlTableRow
        ' Cells collection.
        cell = New HtmlTableCell()
        cell.Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("row " & _
                                          j.ToString() & _
                                          ", cell " & _
                                          i.ToString()))
        row.Cells.Add(cell)
            
      Next i

      ' Add the row to the HtmlTable Rows collection.
      Table1.Rows.Add(row)
         
    Next j
      
  End Sub

</script>

<html>
<head>
   <title>HtmlTable Example</title>
</head>
<body>

   <form runat="server">

      <h3>HtmlTable Example</h3>

      <table id="Table1" 
             CellPadding="5" 
             CellSpacing="0" 
             Border="1" 
             BorderColor="black" 
             runat="server"/>
        
      <hr>

      Select the number of rows and columns to create: <br><br>

      Table rows:
      <select id="Select1" 
              runat="server">

         <option Value="1">1</option>
         <option Value="2">2</option>
         <option Value="3">3</option>
         <option Value="4">4</option>
         <option Value="5">5</option>

      </select>

      &nbsp;&nbsp;

      Table cells:
      <select id="Select2" 
              runat="server">

         <option Value="1">1</option>
         <option Value="2">2</option>
         <option Value="3">3</option>
         <option Value="4">4</option>
         <option Value="5">5</option>

      </select>
       
      <br><br>
  
      <input type="submit" 
             value="Generate Table" 
             runat="server"/>

   </form>

</body>
</html>

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.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

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