Module:Tablebuilder/doc

Template:Infobox Lua Tablebuilder is a meta-module that makes it easier to construct HTML based tables in a wiki.

Description

This module makes use of a scribunto lua library to create, and modify tables dynamically.

Syntax

To create a simple table, follow these steps:

1. Import the module:

   local tableBuilder = require("Module:Tablebuilder")
   

2. Create a lua table containing rows and columns:

   -- Array consisting of rows and columns
   local tRowData = {
   -- Row - Columns
      {"Girls","Boys"},
      {"Xena","Hercules"}, 
      {"Athena","Hades"}, 
   }
   

3. Create a new table builder and pass through the tRowData:

   local newTable = tableBuilder.new(tRowData)
   

4. Display the table:

   local tableOutput = newTable:getTable()