Portlet Factory, Version 6.1.2
Dynamic Table builder
The Dynamic Table builder adds a table to a named tag or other location on a page or pages. Only use this builder when you need the table to change at run time. For most tables, use the Data Page builder.
When you embed a Dynamic Table builder within a model and provide a content source, the Dynamic Table builder automatically creates an HTML table of appropriate size to display the specified content. A table can include columns. Columns in a table are identified by the column names. A column in a table can be used as a placeholder for other control builders, such as a Button builder or Check Box builder. When this is the case, the builder operates on each cell of that column.
Quick tips
- To display the contents of the Loop variable, use a Tree builder to display the contents.
- Once you have created a table, use the Dynamic Table Column builder to modify the look and content of an existing column in the table. If you do not use the Dynamic Table Column builder, the headers are picked up by the values in the Source Data field.
Parent topic: Builder help
- About using the builder call editor
The builder call editor allows you to specify all the input values to a builder call.
- Locating control builder calls on pages
Each page location technique results in the generation of a Page Location string that determines on what pages, and where on those pages, the control builder calls are added.
- Dynamic Table builder inputs
This topic describes the Dynamic Table builder inputs.
- Accessing table data
You can access table data when a user performs an action on the page by getting the values from a set of variables that the Dynamic Table builder adds to the WebApp.
- Using the Dynamic Table builder
Use the Dynamic Table builder to give a set of tabular data a visual representation in an HTML page.
- Creating a custom table HTML page
By default, the Dynamic Table builder can display at most 10 columns. You can increase the number of columns displayed by modifying the default table HTML page (factory/pages/table_page.htm) or you can create a new one.
- Data Page builder
Use the Data Page builder to create forms that either display data, prompt the user to enter data, or are a combination of the two operations.
- Working with a database
IBM® WebSphere Portlet Factory provides a variety of database tools from high-level to low-level.
- Tree builder
Use the Tree builder to display a hierarchy of information and allow the user to select a single element from the hierarchy.
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