theme_table

Definition

theme_table($header, $rows, $attributes = array(), $caption = NULL)
includes/theme.inc, line 756

Description

Return a themed table.

Each cell can be either a string or an associative array with the following keys:

  • "data": The string to display in the table cell.
  • "header": Indicates this cell is a header.
  • Any HTML attributes, such as "colspan", to apply to the table cell.
Here's an example for $rows: @verbatim $rows = array( // Simple row array( 'Cell 1', 'Cell 2', 'Cell 3' ), // Row with attributes on the row and some of its cells. array( 'data' => array('Cell 1', array('data' => 'Cell 2', 'colspan' => 2)), 'class' => 'funky' ) ); @endverbatim

Parameters

$header An array containing the table headers. Each element of the array can be either a localized string or an associative array with the following keys:

  • "data": The localized title of the table column.
  • "field": The database field represented in the table column (required if user is to be able to sort on this column).
  • "sort": A default sort order for this column ("asc" or "desc").
  • Any HTML attributes, such as "colspan", to apply to the column header cell.
$rows An array of table rows. Every row is an array of cells, or an associative array with the following keys:
  • "data": an array of cells
  • Any HTML attributes, such as "class", to apply to the table row.
$attributes An array of HTML attributes to apply to the table tag.

$caption A localized string to use for the <caption> tag.

Return value

An HTML string representing the table.

Related topics

Namesort iconDescription
Themeable functionsFunctions that display HTML, and which can be customized by themes.

Code

<?php
function theme_table($header, $rows, $attributes = array(), $caption = NULL) {
  $output = '<table'. drupal_attributes($attributes) .">\n";

  if (isset($caption)) {
    $output .= '<caption>'. $caption ."</caption>\n";
  }

  // Format the table header:
  if (count($header)) {
    $ts = tablesort_init($header);
    // HTML requires that the thead tag has tr tags in it follwed by tbody
    // tags. Using ternary operator to check and see if we have any rows.
    $output .= (count($rows) ? ' <thead><tr>' : ' <tr>');
    foreach ($header as $cell) {
      $cell = tablesort_header($cell, $header, $ts);
      $output .= _theme_table_cell($cell, TRUE);
    }
    // Using ternary operator to close the tags based on whether or not there are rows
    $output .= (count($rows) ? " </tr></thead>\n" : "</tr>\n");
  }

  // Format the table rows:
  if (count($rows)) {
    $output .= "<tbody>\n";
    $flip = array('even' => 'odd', 'odd' => 'even');
    $class = 'even';
    foreach ($rows as $number => $row) {
      $attributes = array();

      // Check if we're dealing with a simple or complex row
      if (isset($row['data'])) {
        foreach ($row as $key => $value) {
          if ($key == 'data') {
            $cells = $value;
          }
          else {
            $attributes[$key] = $value;
          }
        }
      }
      else {
        $cells = $row;
      }

      // Add odd/even class
      $class = $flip[$class];
      if (isset($attributes['class'])) {
        $attributes['class'] .= ' '. $class;
      }
      else {
        $attributes['class'] = $class;
      }

      // Build row
      $output .= ' <tr'. drupal_attributes($attributes) .'>';
      $i = 0;
      foreach ($cells as $cell) {
        $cell = tablesort_cell($cell, $header, $ts, $i++);
        $output .= _theme_table_cell($cell);
      }
      $output .= " </tr>\n";
    }
    $output .= "</tbody>\n";
  }

  $output .= "</table>\n";
  return $output;
}
?>
 
 

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