api to change table column width

snowch

I have a table that may have 4, 5, or 6 columns. I would like to use a single table with 6 columns and dynamically hide the columns that are not needed. The widths of the columns depend on how many columns the table displays, e.g.

widths if 4 cols = { 1.25, 1.25, 1.25, 1.25, 0.00, 0.00 } // last 2 cols hidden
widths if 5 cols = { 0.50, 1.00, 0.50, 1.00, 1.00, 0.00 } // last col hidden
widths if 6 cols = { 0.50, 1.00, 0.50, 1.00, 0.50, 0.50 } // all cols shown


Note that the widths represent absolute measurements (cm). I.e. if the table has 4 columns then the width of the first column is 1.25cm. However, if the table has 5 or 6 columns, the width of the first column is 0.5cm. I will decide how may columns the table needs depending on the value of a parameter.

Is it possible to change a table column width using the api? Or, do I need to create 3 different static variations of my table?

Many thanks in advance...

mwilliams

Hi snowch,

You could try using if/else statements on the cells and/or elements in the header row of your table to resize depending on the parameter. You would use the this.width = "1cm" script to change the width. I would think the table would inherit these values as their width as well. I have not tried this myself, so let me know if it works or not. Thanks.