Re: Re: HTML_Table: thead, tfoot and tbody

Helgi Þormar wrote: >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. ? That's fine with me, but you will have to update the documentation too. Bertrand Mansion Mamasam