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33.Dd June 26, 2004
34.Dt RTBL 3
35.Os HEIMDAL
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm rtbl_create ,
38.Nm rtbl_destroy ,
39.Nm rtbl_set_flags ,
40.Nm rtbl_get_flags ,
41.Nm rtbl_set_prefix ,
42.Nm rtbl_set_separator ,
43.Nm rtbl_set_column_prefix ,
44.Nm rtbl_set_column_affix_by_id ,
45.Nm rtbl_add_column ,
46.Nm rtbl_add_column_by_id ,
47.Nm rtbl_add_column_entry ,
48.Nm rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id ,
49.Nm rtbl_new_row ,
50.Nm rtbl_format
51.Nd format data in simple tables
52.Sh LIBRARY
53The roken library (libroken, -lroken)
54.Sh SYNOPSIS
55.In rtbl.h
56.Ft int
57.Fn rtbl_add_column "rtbl_t table" "const char *column_name" "unsigned int flags"
58.Ft int
59.Fn rtbl_add_column_by_id "rtbl_t table" "unsigned int column_id" "const char *column_header" "unsigned int flags"
60.Ft int
61.Fn rtbl_add_column_entry "rtbl_t table" "const char *column_name" "const char *cell_entry"
62.Ft int
63.Fn rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id "rtbl_t table" "unsigned int column_id" "const char *cell_entry"
64.Ft rtbl_t
65.Fn rtbl_create "void"
66.Ft void
67.Fn rtbl_destroy "rtbl_t table"
68.Ft int
69.Fn rtbl_new_row "rtbl_t table"
70.Ft int
71.Fn rtbl_set_column_affix_by_id "rtbl_t table" "unsigned int column_id "const char *prefix" "const char *suffix"
72.Ft int
73.Fn rtbl_set_column_prefix "rtbl_t table" "const char *column_name" "const char *prefix"
74.Ft "unsigned int"
75.Fn rtbl_get_flags "rtbl_t table"
76.Ft void
77.Fn rtbl_set_flags "rtbl_t table" "unsigned int flags"
78.Ft int
79.Fn rtbl_set_prefix "rtbl_t table" "const char *prefix"
80.Ft int
81.Fn rtbl_set_separator "rtbl_t table" "const char *separator"
82.Ft int
83.Fn rtbl_format "rtbl_t table "FILE *file"
84.Sh DESCRIPTION
85This set of functions assemble a simple table consisting of rows and
86columns, allowing it to be printed with certain options. Typical use
87would be output from tools such as
88.Xr ls 1
89or
90.Xr netstat 1 ,
91where you have a fixed number of columns, but don't know the column
92widthds before hand.
93.Pp
94A table is created with
95.Fn rtbl_create
96and destroyed with
97.Fn rtbl_destroy .
98.Pp
99Global flags on the table are set with
100.Fa rtbl_set_flags
101and retrieved with
102.Fa rtbl_get_flags .
103At present the only defined flag is
104.Dv RTBL_HEADER_STYLE_NONE
105which suppresses printing the header.
106.Pp
107Before adding data to the table, one or more columns need to be
108created. This would normally be done with
109.Fn rtbl_add_column_by_id ,
110.Fa column_id
111is any number of your choice (it's used only to identify columns),
112.Fa column_header
113is the header to print at the top of the column, and
114.Fa flags
115are flags specific to this column. Currently the only defined flag is
116.Dv RTBL_ALIGN_RIGHT ,
117aligning column entries to the right. Columns are printed in the order
118they are added.
119.Pp
120There's also a way to add columns by column name with
121.Fn rtbl_add_column ,
122but this is less flexible (you need unique header names), and is
123considered deprecated.
124.Pp
125To add data to a column you use
126.Fn rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id ,
127where the
128.Fa column_id
129is the same as when the column was added (adding data to a
130non-existent column is undefined), and
131.Fa cell_entry
132is whatever string you wish to include in that cell. It should not
133include newlines.
134For columns added with
135.Fn rtbl_add_column
136you must use
137.Fn rtbl_add_column_entry
138instead.
139.Pp
140.Fn rtbl_new_row
141fills all columns with blank entries until they all have the same
142number of rows.
143.Pp
144Each column can have a separate prefix and suffix, set with
145.Fa rtbl_set_column_affix_by_id ;
146.Fa rtbl_set_column_prefix
147allows setting the prefix only by column name. In addition to this,
148columns may be separated by a string set with
149.Fa rtbl_set_separator ( Ns
150by default columns are not seprated by anything).
151.Pp
152The finished table is printed to
153.Fa file
154with
155.Fa rtbl_format .
156.Sh EXAMPLES
157This program:
158.Bd -literal -offset xxxx
159#include <stdio.h>
160#include <rtbl.h>
161int
162main(int argc, char **argv)
163{
164    rtbl_t table;
165    table = rtbl_create();
166    rtbl_set_separator(table, "  ");
167    rtbl_add_column_by_id(table, 0, "Column A", 0);
168    rtbl_add_column_by_id(table, 1, "Column B", RTBL_ALIGN_RIGHT);
169    rtbl_add_column_by_id(table, 2, "Column C", 0);
170    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 0, "A-1");
171    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 0, "A-2");
172    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 0, "A-3");
173    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 1, "B-1");
174    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 2, "C-1");
175    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 2, "C-2");
176    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 1, "B-2");
177    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 1, "B-3");
178    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 2, "C-3");
179    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 0, "A-4");
180    rtbl_new_row(table);
181    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 1, "B-4");
182    rtbl_new_row(table);
183    rtbl_add_column_entry_by_id(table, 2, "C-4");
184    rtbl_new_row(table);
185    rtbl_format(table, stdout);
186    rtbl_destroy(table);
187    return 0;
188}
189.Ed
190.Pp
191will output the following:
192.Bd -literal -offset xxxx
193Column A  Column B  Column C
194A-1            B-1  C-1
195A-2            B-2  C-2
196A-3            B-3  C-3
197A-4
198               B-4
199                    C-4
200.Ed
201.\" .Sh SEE ALSO
202