Simulacrum at 05:47, 16 December 2006

2006-12-16T05:47:54Z

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In the Mediawiki engine a table is created as follows:

'''<nowiki>{|</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>|}</nowiki>''' is the respective start and end of a table.

'''<nowiki>|-</nowiki>''' indicates a new row.

'''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''' indicates a new cell within the row.

Example 1:

{|
|-
| A
| B
|-
| C
| D
|}

is created by:
<pre>
{|
|-
| A
| B
|-
| C
| D
|}
</pre>

Another way to add cells to a row is by placing each cell on the same line and add another '''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''' between the cells.

Example 2:

{|
|-
| 1 || 2
|-
| 3 || 4
|}

is made by:

<pre>
{|
|-
| 1 || 2
|-
| 3 || 4
|}
</pre>

To include a caption in a table, use '''<nowiki>|+</nowiki>''' on it's own line after '''<nowiki>{|</nowiki>'''

Example 3:

{|
|+ Table Caption
|-
| Column 1, Row 1 || Column 2, Row 1
|-
| Column 1, Row 2 || Column 2, Row 2
|}

is made by:
<pre>
{|
|+ Table Caption
|-
| Column 1, Row 1 || Column 2, Row 1
|-
| Column 1, Row 2 || Column 2, Row 2
|}
</pre>

It may be better to show cell borders so user may tell when one cell ends and another begins. This can be done by applying a ''format modifier'' to the table. If format for the entire table is to modified, the code will be placed on the same line following the table caller '''<nowiki>{|</nowiki>'''
The code to be used to display a border around each cell, as well as around the table itself is: '''border="1"'''

Example 4:
{| border="1"
|+ This is the table caption
|-
| cell 1 || cell 2
|-
| cell 3 || cell 4
|}

is made using the following:
<pre>
{| border="1"
|+ This is the table caption
|-
| cell 1 || cell 2
|-
| cell 3 || cell 4
|}
</pre>

'''More soon to come.''' In the meantime, see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table for more information.

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Simulacrum at 05:47, 16 December 2006