XSL-FO tableObject
XSL-FO Reference Manual
Definition and Usage
The <fo:table> object is used to format tabular material of a table.
The <fo:table> object contains an optional <fo:table-column> object, an optional <fo:table-header> object, a <fo:table-body> object, and an optional <fo:table-footer> object. Each of these objects contains one or more <fo:table-row> objects (which also contain one or more <fo:table-cell> objects).
Syntax
<fo:table>
<!--
Contents:(table-column*,table-header?,
table-footer?,table-body+)
-->
</fo:table>
<!--
Contents:(table-column*,table-header?,
table-footer?,table-body+)
-->
</fo:table>
Attributes
| Attributes [A-J] | Attributes [K-Z] |
|---|---|
| azimuth | keep-together |
| background-attachment | keep-with-next |
| background-color | keep-with-previous |
| background-image | left |
| background-repeat | margin-bottom |
| background-position-horizontal | margin-left |
| background-position-vertical | margin-right |
| block-progression-dimension | margin-top |
| border-after-color | padding-after |
| border-after-precedence | padding-before |
| border-after-style | padding-bottom |
| border-after-width | padding-end |
| border-before-color | padding-left |
| border-before-precedence | padding-right |
| border-before-style | padding-start |
| border-before-width | padding-top |
| border-bottom-color | pause-after |
| border-bottom-style | pause-before |
| border-bottom-width | pitch |
| border-collapse | pitch-range |
| border-end-color | play-during |
| border-end-precedence | relative-position |
| border-end-style | richness |
| border-end-width | right |
| border-left-color | role |
| border-left-style | source-document |
| border-left-width | space-after |
| border-right-color | space-before |
| border-right-style | speak |
| border-right-width | speak-header |
| border-separation | speak-numeral |
| border-start-color | speak-punctuation |
| border-start-precedence | speech-rate |
| border-start-style | start-indent |
| border-start-width | stress |
| border-top-color | table-layout |
| border-top-style | table-omit-footer-at-break |
| border-top-width | table-omit-header-at-break |
| bottom | top |
| break-after | voice-family |
| break-before | volume |
| cue-after | width |
| cue-before | writing-mode |
| elevation | |
| end-indent | |
| height | |
| id | |
| inline-progression-dimension | |
| intrusion-displace |
Example 1
A simple table:
<fo:table-and-caption>
<fo:table>
<fo:table-column column-width="25mm"/>
<fo:table-column column-width="25mm"/>
<fo:table-header>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block font-weight="bold">Car</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block font-weight="bold">Price</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-header>
<fo:table-body>
<fo:table-row>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block>Volvo</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block>$50000</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-row>
<fo:table-row>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block>SAAB</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block>$48000</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-row>
</fo:table-body>
</fo:table>
</fo:table-and-caption>
<fo:table>
<fo:table-column column-width="25mm"/>
<fo:table-column column-width="25mm"/>
<fo:table-header>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block font-weight="bold">Car</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block font-weight="bold">Price</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-header>
<fo:table-body>
<fo:table-row>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block>Volvo</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block>$50000</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-row>
<fo:table-row>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block>SAAB</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block>$48000</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-row>
</fo:table-body>
</fo:table>
</fo:table-and-caption>
The output of the above code is shown below:
| Car | Price |
|---|---|
| Volvo | $50000 |
| SAAB | $48000 |
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