Extension:PropertyTable

MediaWiki extensions manual

PropertyTable Release status: unmaintained
Implementation	Tag, Parser function
Description	Outputs a table with keys and values.
Author(s)	Fernando Correia
Latest version	1.2.0 (2007-07-25)
MediaWiki	1.8, 1.9
License	No license specified
Download	PropertyTable.php
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Introduction

Sample of property table created by the PropertyTable extension.

PropertyTable is an extension to MediaWiki that outputs a table of keys and values (titles and descriptions, or fields and contents).

Its purpose is to make it easier to create simple tables with a predefined style.

PropertyTable2 is a more recent development of this extension which may be more suitable, depending on your requirements.

Features

• Simple syntax.
• Customizable style.
• Optional auto numbering.

Installation

1. Download PropertyTable.php and save it in the extensions directory of your wiki.
2. Insert these lines in the LocalSettings.php file:

// Activate PropertyTable extension
include_once('extensions/PropertyTable.php');

Configuration

Customizing the visual style

There are two ways to customize the appearance of the generated table: HTML and CSS.

• HTML: To change the HTML attributes, add these lines to LocalSettings.php, below the reference to PropertyTable.php, and edit them according to your needs:

// HTML attributes of the table tag
$wgPropertyTableAttributes = 'class="property_table" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="4"';
// HTML attributes of key cells
$wgPropertyTableKeyAttributes = 'class="property_key_cell" valign="top" bgcolor="#E8F3FF" style="font-weight: bold"';
// HTML attributes of value cells
$wgPropertyTableValueAttributes = 'class="property_value_cell" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3"';

• CSS: One simple way to change CSS properties in recent releases of MediaWiki is by editing the MediaWiki:Common.css page on your wiki. The default CSS classes are property_table, property_key_cell and property_value_cell.

Translating

The tag used by the extension can be translated. The default English tag is <properties>.

To add another translation, change the section Internationalized messages in the PropertyTable.php source code file.

Please post your translation on the discussion page so other people can use it!

Usage

Basic usage

• Within the extension tag (<properties> by default), add a line of text for each line you want on the table.
• Separate the key from the value using an "=" sign.
• You can use wiki markup in the keys and in the values.

For instance,

== Meeting information ==
<properties>
Id=01/2007
Title=First monthly meeting
Place=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago Chicago]
Date=Jan 10, 2007
Time='''9am''' to '''11am'''
</properties>

Produces:

Automatic numbering

You can also produce formatted tables with automatic numbering, using the "#" character. For example:

<properties>
#=first<br>line
#=second line
#=third line
</properties>

Produces:

Automatic sequence with letters

Alternative, you can use the "@" character to have automatic increments using letters. For example:

<properties>
@=alfa
@=beta
@=gamma
@=delta
</properties>

Produces:

Using in templates

If you want to create property tables inside templates using parameters, you'll need to use the parser function form of the PropertyTable extension.

For instance, create a Template:Test page like this:

{{#properties:
Document Id={{{1}}}
Document Type={{{2}}}
Document Status={{{3}}}
Last Review={{{4}}}
Review Period={{{5}}} Days
}}

Then use it in another page, like this:

{{Test|A1234-X|98|Pending|2007-06-27|60}}

The result will be:

Alternatives

• Standard Tables
• TableEdit

Feedback

Use the discussion page for feedback, questions, feature requests and bug reports.