The following comment has been added to this issue: Author: Lukasz Racon Created: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 2:47 PM Body: this is very simmilar proposition to http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/DISPL-159 except that colspan is determined by tabletag user does not have to provide it explicite. --------------------------------------------------------------------- View this comment: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/DISPL-121?page=comments#action_28143
--------------------------------------------------------------------- View the issue: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/DISPL-121 Here is an overview of the issue: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: DISPL-121 Summary: new tag: <display:subRow> (patch included) Type: Wish Status: Unassigned Priority: Major Original Estimate: Unknown Time Spent: Unknown Remaining: Unknown Project: DisplayTag Components: HTML Generation Versions: 1.0 RC2 Assignee: Reporter: fabrizio giustina Created: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 4:22 PM Updated: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 2:47 PM Description: ==== imported from sf tracker id 1013562 submitted by Will Glass-Husain - wglass http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1013562 ==== This patch adds a new tag <display:subRow> to DisplayTag The challenge: A number of times recently I've wanted to make a table with multiple rows per item. Usually there is one main row and several "sub-rows" (in the same color) listing non-columnar information. For example, the following table has 3 columns of data about a person, but each row also has a secondary row with a comment about the person going across the whole row. (view in monospace font) . --------------------------- | NAME AGE GRADE | --------------------------- | Johnny 10 5 | | -has trouble reading. | |--------------------------| | Emily 10 5 | | -spends too much time | | daydreaming | |--------------------------| | Albert 10 5 | | -smart kid but goofs off | ---------------------------- It is possible to create such rows with a TableDecorator, but this forces the unpleasant challenge of encoding the specific HTML for the secondary row in the Java class itself. A unique TableDecorator must also be created for every type of row. It's close to impossible to display row-specific info since the TableDecorator is called after the iteration over the record objects is complete. As an alternative, <display:subRow> is an easy way to add one or more rows above or below each list row. By specifying CSS styles that eliminate the upper border for a row, the multi-row block for a record can look like one contiguous row. Example: <display:table id="row"> <display:column title="Name" property="name"/> <display:column title="Name" property="age"/> <display:column title="Name" property="grade"/> <display:subRow oddClass="odd_subrow" evenClass="even_subrow" positionBelow="true"> <td colspan="3"> <c:out value="${row.comment}"/> </td> </display:subRow> </display:table> This is an elegant way to specify additional information about a record that doesn't neatly fit into columnar format. The attached patch is in unified diff format, and is based on displayTag 1.0rc2 snapshot. I tried to follow existing coding guidelines but let me know if you've any suggestions for reformatting. I welcome any comments. ==== Date: 2004-08-22 00:01 Sender: wglass Logged In: YES user_id=643158 Just a quick correction re: my complaint on TableDecorator. Yes, you can display row-specific info with getCurrentRowObject. I had trouble with related issues not worth discussion in this forum. Regardless, I think a new tag for this purpose is a better approach. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JIRA INFORMATION: This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa If you want more information on JIRA, or have a bug to report see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ displaytag-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-devel