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Varying and Fixed Size Tables

HTML Tables are a type of list that can be associated with group views. CA Gen Web Generation supports two types of HTML Tables:

• Fixed Size Table—The coordinates of a Fixed Size Table are specified at design time. A Fixed Size Table will only display the number of rows that can fit in the size designed for it. Any controls placed below a fixed size Table will retain their designed positions at Runtime.
• Varying Size Table—The vertical size of a Varying Size Table is directly proportional to the size of its associated Group View. Varying Size Tables grow or shrink in terms of the number of rows they display to ensure all the entries in their associated group views are displayed. Any controls located below Varying Size tables move to maintain the designed distance between them and the Table.

The following illustration details the List properties dialog:

Note: If Fixed Size Table or Varying Size Table is selected as List Type, the Horizontal Scroll check box is enabled. When this check box is selected, the table does not have a horizontal scroll bar but the table is allowed to grow beyond the designed width at runtime, provided that the designed table width is smaller than the total width of all columns.

CA Gen not only enables users to design dynamic and fixed size tables, but also to import these two kinds of tables from external HTML.