Re: Re: HTML_Table: thead, tfoot and tbody

On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 21:35 +0200, Christian Weiske wrote: Okey now I get what Christian was talking about :-) > > - add a fourth parameter to setCellContents(): > > function setCellContents(int $row, int $col, mixed $contents [[, > > string $type='TD'], boolean $tbody = true]); > > ==> "normal" data belongs to <tbody>, new parameter allow to add data > > to <tfoot> > I wouldn't use a boolean value but a string for parameter types "tbody", > "thead" and "tfoot", with "tbody" as default. > > > - content added by setHeaderContents() belongs to <thead> > Because we'd need another function for setFooterContents(). > > > What about following: > A constructor parameter to determine if the old, non-tbody style should > be used or the new one? > If we had that, there the class could determine if it has to set the > data in the tbody array when they are added with setHeaderContents() or > in the thead array. Furthermore, we wouldn't need any extension to > setCellContents. > I'd also like to have two other convenience methods beside > setHeaderCellContents: setBodyCellContents and setFooterCellContents. > > Oh yeah, not to forget the convenience methods to set a whole row: > setHeaderRowContents, setBodyRowContents and setFooterRowContents. > > That's all :) Sounds like shitload of extra functions :/ I'll have to sleep on this before I give any comment (and also review the source so I know what I'm saying, way to long since I touched it :)) But all in all it sounds like a nice plan we just have to get an agreement, any other people here beside Mark or Christian that have any input on this ? Klaus, Bertrand M. ? - Helgi