HTML Table Library helper extension

Category:Contributions::Libraries::Table Here is a little extension that I wrote to table library, with the following functions

add_column <- works similarly to add_row, but adds column transpose <- transposes a table (rows become columns and columns become rows) remove_column <- removes column add_anchor <- adds an anchor to the table.

I wrote it mainly because I wanted to have a simple method to add links to each row of table, which has been built from database query. This works now with two commands:

$this->table->add_anchor($id_column_name, $value_column_name, $path); $this->table->remove_column($id_column_name);

Usage examples:

<?php
        $this->table->add_row(array('John', 'red', 'small'));
        $this->table->add_row(array('Mary', 'blue', 'medium'));
        $this->table->add_row(array('Jim', 'green', 'large'));
        $this->table->add_row(array('Peter', 'black', 'unknown'));
        
        $this->table->set_heading(array('name', 'colour', 'size'));
        
        echo $this->table->generate();
        echo "--------------";
        
        // Add some columns. Note that you can either add a column as array or as list
        // If table heading is set, then the first name is assumed to be heading. 
        $this->table->add_column('availability', 'free', 'unavailable', 'available', 'later');
        $this->table->add_column(array('another', 'first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth')); 
        echo $this->table->generate();
        echo "--------------";

        // Create a link for "size" column on each row that links to path "part/delete/$name"
        // The search is done by the name of the column, so be aware of case sensitivity
        // 
        // The function below adds a link <a href="http://www.example.com/index.php/part/delete/$name">$size</a> to each row of the "size" column. 
        //
        // the function syntax is add_anchor($id_value_colum_name, $value_column_name, $path)
        $this->table->add_anchor('name', 'size', 'part/delete');
        echo $this->table->generate();
        echo "--------------";
        
        // Now hide the "name" column. Note that links are still working.
        // Note that this gives you a nice way to build links from database query ID columns
        // and hide ID columns from viewing. :)
        $this->table->remove_column('name');
        echo $this->table->generate();
        echo "--------------";
        
        // Transpose a table
        $this->table->transpose();
        echo $this->table->generate();
        echo "--------------";
?&gt;

The code to add into your Library folder:

<?php 
/**
 * Some helpers
 * 
 * add_column
 * remove_colum
 * add_anchor($id_column_name, $value_column_name, $path)
 * transpose
 * 
 *
 */
Class MY_Table extends CI_Table {
    
    public $columns;
    
    /**
     * Transpose array
     * 
     * @param $array
     * @return array
     */

    /**
     * Add column to table 
     * 
     * @return unknown_type
     */
    function add_column(){
        // Is heading empty?
        if (empty($this->heading)){
            // no heading yet
            $columns = $this->_flip($this->rows);
            $args = func_get_args();
            $columns[] = (is_array($args[0])) ? $args[0] : $args;
            $this->rows = $this->_flip($columns);
        } else { 
            // Assume that the first element is heading
            $args = func_get_args();
            $col = (is_array($args[0])) ? $args[0] : $args;
            $heading = array_shift($col);
            // add columns...
            $columns = $this->_flip($this->rows);
            $columns[] = $col;
            $this->rows = $this->_flip($columns);
            // ...and heading
            $this->heading[] = $heading;
        }
    }
    
    // Remove column from table
    function remove_column($name){
        if(empty($this->heading))
            return;
        $key = array_search($name, $this->heading);
        $columns = $this->_flip($this->rows);
        unset($columns[$key]);
        unset($this->heading[$key]);
        $this->rows = $this->_flip($columns);
    }
    
    // Transpose table
    function transpose(){
        if (!empty($this->heading))
            $this->heading = array(); // Empty heading
        $this->rows = $this->_flip($this->rows);
    }
    
    // Create anchor for table row
    function add_anchor($id_column, $value_column, $path){
        $CI = & get_instance();
        $CI->load->helper('url');
        if (empty($this->heading))
            return;
        $id_key = array_search($id_column, $this->heading);
        $val_key = array_search($value_column, $this->heading);
        foreach ($this->rows as $key => $var) {
            $this->rows[$key][$val_key] = $this->_add_anchor($this->rows[$key][$val_key], $this->rows[$key][$id_key], $path);
        }
    }
    
    private function _add_anchor($value, $id, $path){
        return anchor($path. "/" .$id, $value);
    }
    
    private function _flip($array){
        $flipped = array();
        foreach ($array as $key => $subarray){
            foreach ($subarray as $subkey => $subvar) {
                $flipped[$subkey][$key] = $subvar;
            }
        }
        return $flipped;
    }
    
}