Cftable - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61-CFML Reference

cftable

Description
Builds a table in a ColdFusion page. This tag renders data as preformatted text, or, with the
attribute, in an HTML table. If you don't want to write HTML table tag code, or if
HTMLTable
your data can be presented as preformatted text, use this tag.
Preformatted text (defined in HTML with the <pre> and </pre> tags) displays text in a fixed-
width font. It displays white space and line breaks exactly as they are written within the pre tags.
For more information, see an HTML reference guide.
To define table column and row characteristics, use the
Category
Data output tags
Syntax
<cftable
query = "query_name"
maxRows = "maxrows_table"
colSpacing = "number_of_spaces"
headerLines = "number_of_lines"
HTMLTable
border
colHeaders
startRow = "row_number">
...
</cftable>
See also
cfcol, cfoutput, cfcontent, cfprocessingdirective, cflog,
Attributes
Attribute Req/Opt Default Description
query Required
maxRows Optional
colSpacing Optional
headerLines Optional
HTMLTable Optional
border Optional
332 Chapter 2: ColdFusion Tags
Name of
cfquery
Maximum number of rows to display in the table.
2 Number of spaces between columns
2 Number of lines to use for table header (the default leaves one
line between header and first row of table).
Renders data in an HTML 3.0 table.
If you use this attribute (regardless of its value), ColdFusion
renders data in an HTML table.
Displays border around table.
If you use this attribute (regardless of its value), ColdFusion
displays a border around the table.
Use this only if you use the
tag within this tag.
cfcol
cftable
from which to draw data.
attribute.
HTMLTable