Command/starttable

\starttable

Syntax (autogenerated)

\starttable[|...|][...=...,...] ... \stoptable
[|...|]	template
...=...,...	inherits from \setuptables

\starttable[...][...=...,...] ... \stoptable
[...]	name
...=...,...	inherits from \setuptables

Syntax

\starttable[...][...] ... \stoptable
[...]	text name
textwidth	dimension max

Description

The table entries are placed between the \starttable ... \stoptable pair. Between the bracket pair your can specify the table format with the column separators | and the format keys (see below), or the name of a defined table template (see \definetabletemplate)

Key	Meaning
|	column separator
c	center
l	flush left
r	flush right
s<n>	set intercolumn space at value n = 0; 1; 2
w<>	set minimum column width at specified value

Command	Meaning
\AR	next row	make row with automatic vertical space adjustment
\NR	next row	make row with no vertical space adjustment
\FR	first row	make row, adjust upper spacing
\LR	last row	make row, adjust lower spacing
\MR	mid row	make row, adjust upper and lower spacing
\SR	separate row	make row, adjust upper and lower spacing
\VL	vertical line	draw a vertical line, go to next column
\NC	next column	go to next column
\HL	horizontal line	draw a horizontal
\DL	division line?	draw a division line over the next column
\DL[n]	division line?	draw a division line over n columns
\DC	division column?	draw a space over the next column
\DR	division row?	make row, adjust upper and lower spacing
\LOW{text}	—	lower text
\TWO, \THREE etc.	—	use the space of the next two, three columns
? \DL, \DC and \DR are used in combination.

Example

The first command \placetable has the same function as \placefigure. It takes care of spacing before and after the table and numbering. Furthermore the floating mechanism is initialized so the table will be placed at the most optimal location of the page.

\placetable[here][tab:ships]{Ships that moored at Hasselt.}
\starttable[|c|c|]
\HL
\NC \bf Year \NC \bf Number of ships \NC\SR
\HL
\NC 1645 \NC 450 \NC\FR
\NC 1671 \NC 480 \NC\MR
\NC 1676 \NC 500 \NC\MR
\NC 1695 \NC 930 \NC\LR
\HL
\stoptable

...

See \in{Table}[tab:ships] on \at{page}[tab:ships] 

yields

See also

• \starttabulate for an alternative table mechanism.
• \definetabletemplate to create named column layouts.

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