Table Cell Merge

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1

Hi,
Please see my desired table format:
Task Number Title Training Location Sust Tng Freq Sust Tng SL
Skill Level 1

And here is the code:

tasksTblBuilder.startTable();
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().getBorders().setLineStyle(LineStyle.SINGLE);
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().getBorders().setLineWidth(1);
tasksTblBuilder.setBold(true);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.write("Task Number");
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.write("Title");
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.write("Training Location");
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.write("Sust Tng Freq");
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.write("Sust Tng Sl");
tasksTblBuilder.setBold(false);
tasksTblBuilder.endRow();

for (Stpskilllevel skillLevel:stp.getStpskilllevels())
{
    tasksTblBuilder.setBold(true);
    tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
    tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.FIRST);
    tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
    tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
    tasksTblBuilder.write("Skill Level 1");
    tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
    tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
    tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
    tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);

    tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
    tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
    tasksTblBuilder.setBold(false);
    tasksTblBuilder.endRow();
}
tasksTblBuilder.endTable();

The table is displayed correctly, but the text “Skill Level 1” doesn’t get displayed. Can you please help?

2

Hi
Thanks for your request. You should insert text into the first of merged cells. Please see the following code snippet.

tasksTblBuilder.setBold(true);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.write("Skill Level 1");
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.FIRST);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
tasksTblBuilder.setBold(false);
tasksTblBuilder.endRow();

Hope this helps.
Best regards.

3

Thank you, Alexey. Actually, I knew I was able to get the text displayed when I move the text to the first column and merge columns in order. I was, though, hoping to align the text in the center when I merge the whole columns. It looks like that I have to create a paragraph to align the text in the center after the columns are merged. Am I right? CellFormat has the vertical alignment method, but not horizontal alignment. So, creating a paragraph to align the text in center and add the node to the cell should be the only option. Please confirm this if I am correct.
Thanks!
Michelle

4

Hi
Thanks for your request. Yes you are right. You should use ParagraphFormat.Alignment. See the following code:

tasksTblBuilder.setBold(true);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.getParagraphFormat().setAlignment(ParagraphAlignment.CENTER);
tasksTblBuilder.write("Skill Level 1");
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.FIRST);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
tasksTblBuilder.insertCell();
tasksTblBuilder.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
tasksTblBuilder.setBold(false);
tasksTblBuilder.endRow();

Hope this helps.
Best regards.

5

Thank you so much, Alexey, for your confirmation.