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Customizing table column headers and rows
The table component uses a default renderer to render the column header (an instance of IlpTableHeaderRenderer). This renderer is based on the CSS configuration of the business objects, the attributes, and the table component itself.
How to customize the table header
The following table lists the properties used by the JViews TGO default header renderer.
CSS properties for the table header 
CSS Property
Type of Value
Default
Usage
horizontalAlignment
SwingConstants
Center
Horizontal position of the label and icon in the header cell. Possible values are:
Center
Left
Right
icon
Image
null
Icon to be displayed.
iconVisible
Boolean
true
Determines whether the icon is displayed or not. If this value is true and icon is null, the icon will not be displayed.
background
Color
null
Color to be used for the label background. By default, the color is gray.
foreground
Color
null
Color to be used for the label foreground. By default, the color is black.
labelFont
Font
null
Font to be used for the label. By default, it is a sans serif font.
labelInsets
Integer
1
Space in pixels around the label and icon.
labelPosition
IlvDirection
Right
Position of the label relative to the icon. Possible values are:
Center
Top
Left
Bottom
Right
labelSpacing
Float
4.0f
Spacing between the label and the icon.
label
String
null
Text to be displayed for the label. By default, there is no text.
labelVisible
Boolean
true
Determines whether the label string is displayed or not.
toolTipText
String
null
Tooltip text for the header cell. By default, there is no tooltip text.
verticalAlignment
SwingConstants
Center
Vertical position of the label and icon in the header cell. Possible values are:
Center
Top
Bottom.
preferredWidth
Integer
-1
The table will attempt to use this as the width of the column corresponding to the attribute. The actual width may be different if you have set an autoresize mode other than AUTO_RESIZE_OFF.
sortingPriority
Integer
0
Determines the sort priority of the column. 0 =highest priority. If several columns have a 0 priority, the sort order will be random.
sortingMode
IlpSortingMode
None
Sorting mode of the column. Possible values are:
ASCENDING
DESCENDING
NONE
visible
Boolean
true
Determines whether the corresponding column should be hidden or shown by default.
index
Integer
-1
Determines the index of the column that represents the attribute. This value takes precedence over the tableColumnOrder property.
The following example shows you how you can customize the header of the table.
It is based on a CSS file provided as part of the JViews TGO demonstration software at <installdir> /samples/table/styling/data/table.css.
The CSS selectors used to customize the table header are formed by the CSS type attribute and the CSS class <business class name/attribute name>, as illustrated below:
 
attribute."Alarm/identifier" {
  label: "Alarm ID";
  toolTipText: "Alarm identifier";
  preferredWidth: 200;
  horizontalAlignment: Center;
  iconVisible: false;
}
 
attribute."Alarm/creationTime" {
  label: "Created";
  toolTipText: "Creation time";
  preferredWidth: 250;
  sortingMode: DESCENDING;
}
How to customize multiple columns in the table header using wildcards
The CSS selectors used to customize the table header are formed by the CSS type attribute and the CSS class <business class name/attribute name>, as illustrated in the example above. However, you can use the * wildcard to indicate that multiple attributes of a given business class should be configured using a single selector.
The following example illustrates how you can configure all the columns of the Alarm business class to have a specific horizontal alignment and icon visibility:
 
attribute."Alarm/*" {
  horizontalAlignment: Center;
  iconVisible: false;
}
How to customize the order of columns in a table
The property listed in the following table controls the order of columns in a table.
CSS property for the table column order
CSS Property
Type of Value
Default
Usage
tableColumnOrder
String
null
Defines the column order for the business class represented in the table. Contains a list of attribute names. By default, no column order is defined.
The order of the columns in a table is associated with the business class that is represented. The CSS selectors used to customize this accepted class are formed by the CSS type object and the CSS class <business class name>, as illustrated below:
 
object."Alarm" {
  tableColumnOrder: "identifier, creationTime, acknowledged,
perceivedSeverity";
}
How to customize the height of rows in a table
The property listed in the following table controls the height of rows in a table.
CSS Property for the Table Row Height
CSS Property
Type of Value
Default
Usage
tableRowHeight
Integer
16
Defines the row height for the business class represented in the table.
The height of rows in a table is associated with the business class that is represented. The CSS selectors used to customize this accepted class are formed by the CSS type object and the CSS class <business class name>, as illustrated below:
 
object."ilog.tgo.model.IltLink" {
  tableRowHeight: 27;
}

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