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Part IV Presentation of Mobile Content
The <mm:table-model> Tag
WebLogic Mobility Server addresses the problem with the
allows authors to tailor table information to the requesting device so that the information is
displayed in a readable fashion regardless of the device's capabilities. It can deliver all or part of
a table, flatten tables for devices that cannot render them, and give authors the power to create
multiple configurations for the different requesting device types.
The table-model tag is a self-closing tag, which means that instead of a corresponding
, it has a slash before the final angle bracket as can be seen here:
</mm:table-model>
mm:table-model major="row" headlocation="1" bodylocation="*" tabletype="normal"
... />
This tag is usually placed directly after the XHTML
their own
<mm:table-model>
Note: This tag is specifically for controlling the display of tables on handheld devices. The
functionality of
<mm:table-model>
Understand the Table-Model attributes
This section will cover the various attributes of
they have when delivering tables to handheld devices.
It is important to understand how WebLogic Mobility Server interprets the difference between a
row-major and a column-major table.
Attributes
The and
major headlocation
the orientation of the table data.
•
major="row | column" (required attribute)
•
headlocation="..." (required attribute)
The following table shows a column-major table with headlocation="1". This means that the
headings that are located in column 1 should be used to orient the transformed table.
Headings in Column 1 (major="column" headlocation="1")
Fruit Apple
Vegetable Carrots
Meat Beef
Dairy Milk
The following table shows a row-major table with headlocation="1". As a row-major table,
the headings are located in row 1.
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<table>
tag.
has no effect on PC browsers.
<mm:table-model>
attributes work together to tell WebLogic Mobility Server about
Orange
Peas
Lamb
Yoghurt
element. This tag
<mm:table-model>
tag. Nested tables, if any, need
and describe the effect that
Pear Banana
Broccoli Cabbage
Chicken Fish
Butter Cheese