TIERichEdit.SetTableProperties

Declaration

function SetTableProperties(ColCount: Integer;
                            RowCount: Integer;
                            ColWidth: Integer = 100;
                            RowHeight: Integer = 0;
                            BorderSize: Integer = 1;
                            BorderColor: TColor = clBlack;
                            TableAlignment: TAlignment = taLeftJustify;
                            CellVertAlign: TVerticalAlignment = taAlignTop;
                            CellMargin: Integer = 4;
                            BackgroundColor: TColor = clWhite;
                            Indent: Integer = 0
                            ): Boolean;

Description

Modifies the properties of the currently selected table.
Result is false if there is not a table selected.

Note:
◼ RowCount should be specified as -1 to update the properties entire table
◼ If ColCount is different from the current count, cells will be added or deleted
◼ SetTableProperties() does not support row selection. The cursor should be positioned inside the first cell. If there is a selection, this will occur automatically
◼ You should initialize all variables using GetTableProperties

Rich Edit Identifier: EM_SETTABLEPARMS

Example

var
  colCount: Integer;
  rowCount: Integer;
  colWidth: Integer;
  rowHeight: Integer;
  tableAlign: TAlignment;
  cellVertAlign: TVerticalAlignment;
  borderSize: Integer;
  borderColor: TColor;
  cellMargin: Integer;
  bgColor: TColor;
  indent: Integer;
  initIndex: Integer;
begin
  // Works best if the cursor is positioned inside the first cell

  if IERichEdit1.SelLength = 0 then
  begin
    initIndex := IERichEdit1.SelStart;

    // GetTableProperties() requires whole row to be selected
    IERichEdit1.SelectAll( True );
  end
  else
    initIndex := IERichEdit1.SelStart + 2; // Whole row has been selected, position cursor inside the first cell

  // Get existing properties
  if IERichEdit1.GetTableProperties( colCount, rowCount,
                                     colWidth, rowHeight,
                                     borderSize, borderColor,
                                     tableAlign, cellVertAlign,
                                     cellMargin,
                                     bgColor,
                                     indent ) = False then
    raise Exception.create( 'You have not selected a table (click inside the first cell of the table)' );

  // Update background color to red
  bgColor := clRed;

  // Vertically align the text
  cellVertAlign := taVerticalCenter;

  // Make border color green
  borderColor := clGreen;

  // SettTableProperties() requires cursor to be positioned inside first cell, doesn't support row selection :-/
  if IERichEdit1.SelLength > 0 then
    IERichEdit1.SetSelection( initIndex, initIndex );

  // Update the properties
  if IERichEdit1.SetTableProperties( colCount,
                                     -1,     // Update whole table
                                     colWidth, rowHeight,
                                     borderSize, borderColor,
                                     tableAlign, cellVertAlign,
                                     cellMargin,
                                     bgColor,
                                     indent ) = False then
    raise Exception.create( 'Cannot set table properties' );
end;

See Also

◼ GetTableProperties
◼ InsertTable

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