mlreportgen.ppt.Table Class

Namespace: mlreportgen.ppt

Table in presentation

Description

Use an object of the mlreportgen.ppt.Table class to include a table in a PPT API presentation.

Create a table using one of these approaches:

• Create an empty table and append table rows that have table entries for each column.

• Create a table from an array or cell array that specifies the table content.

After you create a table, you can add rows to the table, and add entries to each table row.

The mlreportgen.ppt.Table class is a handle class.

Class Attributes

HandleCompatible	true
ConstructOnLoad	true

For information on class attributes, see Class Attributes.

Creation

Description

tableObj = mlreportgen.ppt.Table creates an empty Table object.

tableObj = mlreportgen.ppt.Table(nCols) sets the NCols property to nCols.

tableObj = mlreportgen.ppt.Table(tableValues) returns a table that has the content specified by tableValues.

tableObj = mlreportgen.ppt.Table(tableValues,styleName) returns a table that has the specified content and sets the StyleName property to styleName. To get the list of valid style names, use the getTableStyleNames method of the mlreportgen.ppt.Presentation object.

Input Arguments

tableValues — Table values

two-dimensional numeric array | two-dimensional categorical array | two-dimensional cell array

Table values, specified as a two-dimensional numeric array, categorical array, or cell array of numbers, character vectors, string scalars, or mlreportgen.ppt.Paragraph objects.

Properties

NCols — Number of table columns

0 (default) | integer

Number of table columns, specified as an integer. To specify the number of columns, create a table by using the syntax mlreportgen.ppt.Table(nCols). Otherwise, the Table constructor determines the number of columns from the table content. If you add rows to a table or entries to a row and the number of columns changes, the NCols property value updates. If the rows do not all have the same number of entries, the row with the largest number of table entries determines the number of columns in the table.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: uint64

StyleName — Table style name

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Table style name, specified as a character vector or string scalar. To get the list of valid style names, use the getTableStyleNames method of the mlreportgen.ppt.Presentation object.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

BackgroundColor — Background color

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Background color, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a CSS color name or hexadecimal RGB value.

Format	Value
CSS color name	Specify a CSS color name. For a list of CSS color names, see https://www.w3.org/wiki/CSS/Properties/color/keywords.
Hexadecimal RGB value	Use the format "#RRGGBB". Use # as the first character and two-digit hexadecimal numbers for the red, green, and blue values. You can use uppercase or lowercase letters.

Setting the BackgroundColor property adds a mlreportgen.ppt.BackgroundColor format object to the Style property. Setting the BackgroundColor property to an empty value removes the object.

Example: "red" specifies a red color using a CSS color name.

Example: "#0000ff" specifies a blue color using a hexadecimal RGB value.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

ColSpecs — Table column format objects

[] (default) | array of mlreportgen.ppt.ColSpec objects

Table column format objects, specified as an array of mlreportgen.ppt.ColSpec objects that specify the width, alignment, and other formatting properties of the table columns. The first object applies to the first column, the second object applies to the second column, and so on. If the number of ColSpec objects is greater than the number of columns, ColSpecs ignores the extra ColSpec objects when formatting the table.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

FlowDirection — Table column flow direction

[] (default) | "LeftToRight" | "RightToLeft"

Table column flow direction, specified as a character vector or string scalar. Specify one of these values:

• "LeftToRight" — Left-to-right column order

• "RightToLeft" — Right-to-left column order

See Order Table Columns.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

Border — Border style

"solid" (default) | "none" | "dot" | ...

Border style, specified as a character vector or string scalar. Specify one of these values:

• "none"

• "solid"

• "dot"

• "dash"

• "largeDash"

• "dashDot"

• "largeDashDot"

• "largeDashDotDot"

• "systemDash"

• "systemDot"

• "systemDashDot"

• "systemDashDotDot"

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

BorderColor — Border color

"black" (default) | character vector | string scalar

Border color, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a CSS color name or hexadecimal RGB value.

Format	Value
CSS color name	Specify a CSS color name. For a list of CSS color names, see https://www.w3.org/wiki/CSS/Properties/color/keywords.
Hexadecimal RGB value	Use the format "#RRGGBB". Use # as the first character and two-digit hexadecimal numbers for the red, green, and blue values. You can use uppercase or lowercase letters.

Example: "red" specifies a red color using a CSS color name.

Example: "#0000ff" specifies a blue color using a hexadecimal RGB value.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

BorderWidth — Border width

"1pt" (default) | character vector | string scalar

Border width, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a number followed by an abbreviation for a unit of measurement. For example, "3pt" specifies three points. Valid abbreviations are:

• "px" — Pixels

• "cm" — Centimeters

• "in" — Inches

• "mm" — Millimeters

• "pc" — Picas

• "pt" — Points

You can also specify pixels by omitting the unit. For example, "5" specifies 5 pixels.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

ColSep — Column separator style

"solid" (default) | "none" | "dot" | ...

Column separator style, specified as a character vector or string scalar. Specify one of these values:

• "none"

• "solid"

• "dot"

• "dash"

• "largeDash"

• "dashDot"

• "largeDashDot"

• "largeDashDotDot"

• "systemDash"

• "systemDot"

• "systemDashDot"

• "systemDashDotDot"

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

ColSepColor — Column separator color

"black" (default) | character vector | string scalar

Document element color, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a CSS color name or hexadecimal RGB value.

Format	Value
CSS color name	Specify a CSS color name. For a list of CSS color names, see https://www.w3.org/wiki/CSS/Properties/color/keywords.
Hexadecimal RGB value	Use the format "#RRGGBB". Use # as the first character and two-digit hexadecimal numbers for the red, green, and blue values. You can use uppercase or lowercase letters.

Setting the Color property adds a corresponding mlreportgen.dom.Color format object to the Style property. Setting the Color property to an empty value removes the object.

Example: "red" specifies a red color using a CSS color name.

Example: "#0000ff" specifies a blue color using a hexadecimal RGB value.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

ColSepWidth — Column separator width

"1pt" (default) | character vector | string scalar

Column separator width, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a number followed by an abbreviation for a unit of measurement. Valid abbreviations are:

• "px" — Pixels

• "cm" — Centimeters

• "in" — Inches

• "mm" — Millimeters

• "pc" — Picas

• "pt" — Points

You can also specify pixels by omitting the unit. For example, "5" specifies 5 pixels.

Example: "1pt"

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

RowSep — Row separator style

"solid" (default) | "none" | "dot" | ...

Row separator style, specified as a character vector or string scalar. Valid values are:

• "none"

• "solid"

• "dot"

• "dash"

• "largeDash"

• "dashDot"

• "largeDashDot"

• "largeDashDotDot"

• "systemDash"

• "systemDot"

• "systemDashDot"

• "systemDashDotDot"

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

RowSepColor — Color of lines separating table rows

"black" (default) | character vector | string scalar

Color of lines separating table rows, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a CSS color name or hexadecimal RGB value.

Format	Value
CSS color name	Specify a CSS color name. For a list of CSS color names, see https://www.w3.org/wiki/CSS/Properties/color/keywords.
Hexadecimal RGB value	Use the format "#RRGGBB". Use # as the first character and two-digit hexadecimal numbers for the red, green, and blue values. You can use uppercase or lowercase letters.

Example: "red" specifies a red color using a CSS color name.

Example: "#0000ff" specifies a blue color using a hexadecimal RGB value.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

RowSepWidth — Width of row separator

"1pt" (default) | character vector | string scalar

Width of the row separator, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a number followed by an abbreviation for a unit of measurement. For example, "10px" specifies 10 pixels. Valid abbreviations are:

• "px" — Pixels

• "cm" — Centimeters

• "in" — Inches

• "mm" — Millimeters

• "pc" — Picas

• "pt" — Points

You can also specify pixels by omitting the unit. For example, "5" specifies 5 pixels.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

TableEntriesInnerMargin — Inner margin of table entries

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Since R2026a

Inner margin of table entries, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a number followed by an abbreviation for a unit of measurement. The inner margin is the distance between the content and the bounding box. For example, "10px" specifies 10 pixels. Valid abbreviations are:

• "px" — Pixels

• "cm" — Centimeters

• "in" — Inches

• "mm" — Millimeters

• "pc" — Picas

• "pt" — Points

You can also specify pixels by omitting the unit. For example, "5" specifies 5 pixels.

Example: "10px"

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

TableEntriesStyle — Table entry formatting

[] (default) | cell array of PPT format objects

Since R2026a

Table entry formatting, specified as a cell array of PPT format objects. Formats that do not apply to a TableEntry object are ignored.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: cell

Font — Font family for text

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Font family for the text, specified as a character vector or string scalar. Specify a font that appears in the font list in Microsoft^® PowerPoint^®. To see the font list, in PowerPoint, on the Home tab, in the Font group, click the arrow to the right of the font.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

ComplexScriptFont — Font family for complex scripts

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Font family for complex scripts, specified as a character vector or string scalar. Specify a font family to use when substituting in a locale that requires a complex script, such as Arabic or Asian, to render text.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

FontColor — Font color for text

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Font color for the text, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a CSS color name or hexadecimal RGB value.

Format	Value
CSS color name	Specify a CSS color name. For a list of CSS color names, see https://www.w3.org/wiki/CSS/Properties/color/keywords.
Hexadecimal RGB value	Use the format "#RRGGBB". Use # as the first character and two-digit hexadecimal numbers for the red, green, and blue values. You can use uppercase or lowercase letters.

Example: "red" specifies a red color using a CSS color name.

Example: "#0000ff" specifies a blue color using a hexadecimal RGB value.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

FontSize — Font size for document element

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Font size for document element specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a number followed by an abbreviation for a unit of measurement. For example, "12pt" specifies twelve points. Valid abbreviations are:

• "px" — Pixels

• "cm" — Centimeters

• "in" — Inches

• "mm" — Millimeters

• "pc" — Picas

• "pt" — Points

Setting the FontSize property adds a corresponding mlreportgen.dom.FontSize format object to the Style property. Setting the FontSize property to an empty value removes the object.

Example: "12pt"

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

Name — Table name

"" (default) | character vector | string scalar

Table name, specified as a character vector or string scalar.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

X — Upper-left x-coordinate position

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Upper-left x-coordinate position, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a number followed by an abbreviation for a unit of measurement. For example, "5in" specifies five inches. Valid abbreviations are:

• "px" — Pixels

• "cm" — Centimeters

• "in" — Inches

• "mm" — Millimeters

• "pc" — Picas

• "pt" — Points

You can also specify pixels by omitting the unit. For example, "5" specifies 5 pixels.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

Y — Upper-left y-coordinate position

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Upper-left y-coordinate position, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a number followed by an abbreviation for a unit of measurement. For example, "5in" specifies five inches. Valid abbreviations are:

• "px" — Pixels

• "cm" — Centimeters

• "in" — Inches

• "mm" — Millimeters

• "pc" — Picas

• "pt" — Points

You can also specify pixels by omitting the unit. For example, "5" specifies 5 pixels.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

Width — Width of table

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Width of table, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a number followed by an abbreviation for a unit of measurement. For example, "5in" specifies five inches. Valid abbreviations are:

• "px" — Pixels

• "cm" — Centimeters

• "in" — Inches

• "mm" — Millimeters

• "pc" — Picas

• "pt" — Points

You can also specify pixels by omitting the unit. For example, "5" specifies 5 pixels.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

Height — Height of table

[] (default) | character vector | string scalar

Height of table, specified as a character vector or string scalar that contains a number followed by an abbreviation for a unit of measurement. For example, "5in" specifies five inches. Valid abbreviations are:

• "px" — Pixels

• "cm" — Centimeters

• "in" — Inches

• "mm" — Millimeters

• "pc" — Picas

• "pt" — Points

You can also specify pixels by omitting the unit. For example, "5" specifies 5 pixels.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

Style — Table formatting

cell array of PPT format objects

Table formatting, specified as a cell array of PPT format objects. Formats that do not apply to a Table object are ignored.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: cell

Parent — Parent of this object

PPT API object

Parent of this object, specified as a PPT API object. A PPT API object must only have one parent.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private
NonCopyable	true

Children — Children of this object

cell array of PPT API objects

Child elements of this object, specified as a cell array of PPT API objects.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: cell

Tag — Tag

character vector | string scalar

Tag, specified as a character vector or string scalar. The PPT API generates a session-unique tag as part of the creation of this object. The generated tag has the form CLASS:ID, where CLASS is the object class and ID is the value of the Id property of the object. Use this value to help identify where an issue occurs during presentation generation.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

Id — Object identifier

character vector | string scalar

Object identifier, specified as a character vector or string scalar. The PPT API generates a session-unique identifier when it creates the presentation element object. You can specify your own value for Id.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Data Types: char | string

Methods

Public Methods

append	Append row to table
row	Access table row
entry	Access table entry
replace	objReplace = replace(originalObj,replacementObj) replaces the original object with another object of the same type. Input Arguments originalObj — Object to replace, specified as an mlreportgen.ppt.Table object replacementObj — Object to use as replacement, specified as an mlreportgen.ppt.Table object Return Values objReplace — Replaced object, returned as an mlreportgen.ppt.Table object For more information, see the method for the mlreportgen.ppt.TextBox class, replace. Example: Replace Table with Another Table
clone	objCopy = clone(obj) returns a copy of the mlreportgen.ppt.Table object specified by obj. The copy includes the children of the source object, but not the parent. Input Arguments obj — Object to clone, specified as an mlreportgen.ppt.Table object Return Values objCopy— Object copy, returned as an mlreportgen.ppt.Table object For more information, see the method for the mlreportgen.ppt.Paragraph class, clone.

Examples

Add a Table to a Presentation

Use mlreportgen.ppt.Table objects to include tables in a presentation.

Create a presentation.

import mlreportgen.ppt.*

ppt = Presentation('myTablePresentation.pptx');
open(ppt);

slide1 = add(ppt,'Title and Table');
slide2 = add(ppt,'Title and Table');

Create a table from a cell array.

table1 = Table({'a','b';'c','d'});
table1.Children(1).FontColor = 'red';
table1.Children(2).FontColor = 'green';

Use the find method to find the slides that have objects with a Name property set to Table. The default PPT API Title and Table layout slide has a Table object.

contents = find(ppt,'Table');

Replace the contents of the first slide with table1.

replace(contents(1),table1);

Create a second table from the output of the MATLAB® magic function.

table2 = Table(magic(9));

Replace the contents of the second slide with table2.

replace(contents(2),table2);

Close and view the presentation.

close(ppt);
rptview(ppt);

Here are the slides in the generated presentation:

Replace Table with Another Table

Create a presentation.

import mlreportgen.ppt.*

ppt = Presentation("myTableReplacePresentation.pptx");
open(ppt);
slide1 = add(ppt,"Blank");

Create an mlreportgen.ppt.Table object.

t1 = Table(magic(7));
t1.X = "2in";
t1.Y = "2in";
t1.Width = "6in";
t1.Height = "4in";

Search in slide1 for Table.

add(slide1,t1);

Create another mlreportgen.ppt.Table object.

t2 = Table(magic(9));
t2.X = "2in";
t2.Y = "2in";
t2.Width = "7in";
t2.Height = "5in";

Replace t1 with t2.

replace(t1,t2);

Generate the presentation. Open myTableReplacePresentation.pptx. On a Windows^® platform, you can open the presentation in MATLAB^®:

close(ppt);
rptview(ppt);

Order Table Columns

To specify the order of the columns of a table in a presentation, use the FlowDirection property of the Table object.

Create a presentation.

import mlreportgen.ppt.*
ppt = Presentation('myFlowDirection.pptx');
open(ppt);

Add a slide to a presentation.

slide = add(ppt,'Title and Content');

Create a table and specify the table flow direction.

t = Table({'entry(1,1)','entry(1,2)';'entry(2,1)','entry(2,2)'});
t.FlowDirection = 'RightToLeft';

Add the slide to the table.

replace(slide,'Content',t);

Close and view the presentation.

close(ppt);
rptview(ppt);

Here is the slide in the generated presentation:

Version History

Introduced in R2015b

R2026a: Define inner and outer margins of a table entry

Use the TableEntriesInnerMargin and TableEntriesStyle properties to specify the inner margin between the content and the bounds of a table entry.