Template:Alternating rows table section/doc

Usage

Alternating rows table section allows for the dynamic creation of tables that use alternating styles for odd and even numbered rows, typically in conjunction with a template which generates a table where some rows may not be present every time.

The template produces only a portion of the table: this allows for the end user to customize the leading and trailing sections of the table, include secondary rows between sections, or other control elements. This table creates a new row at the start, and the user must start a new row if they want to include additional information after the table section.

There are two named arguments to this template:

os

Defines the CSS style for odd-numbered rows.

es

Defines the CSS style for even-numbered rows.

Beyond these, the template accepts up to 30 unnamed parameters, the contents which are appropriate wikimarkup to create a table row as described below. A parameter may be left empty, and will not add to the current row count; in other words, the template tracks how may rows have been defined by the unnamed arguments to determine to apply the odd or even styling.

The unnamed arguments must start with a template-compatible table cell symbol, either "!" for a header, or the use of {{!}} to create the standard cell indicator "|". An argument can contain multiple cells, either separated on lines (using {{!}} to separate cells) or on a single line (using {{!!}} to replace "||" delimiters); cell-specific style arguments can also be applied.

Unpredictable results may happen using other wikitable features such as rowspanning, creating a new row within an argument (using {{!-}}), or the like.

Examples

 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Place !! Result
 {{Alternating rows table section|es=background:#f0f0f0;
 | {{!}} First {{!!}} 100
 | {{!}} Second {{!!}} 95
 | <!-- empty! -->
 | {{!}} Third {{!!}} 87
 | <!-- empty! -->
 | {{!}} Fourth {{!!}} 65
 | {{!}} Fifth {{!!}} 58
 }}
 |}
 

Place	Result
First	100
Second	95
Third	87
Fourth	65
Fifth	58

 {| class="infobox vevent" style="float:left;"
 ! colspan="2" style="background:#4040F0;" | AFC North
 {{Alternating rows table section|es=background:#f0f0f0;
 | {{!}} Ravens  {{!!}} Baltimore
 | {{!}} Bengals {{!!}} Cincinnati
 | {{!}} Browns {{!!}} Cleveland
 | <!-- Empty! -->
 | {{!}} Steelers {{!!}} Pittsburgh
 }}
 |-
 ! colspan="2" style="background:#4040F0;" | AFC East
 {{Alternating rows table section|es=background:#f0f0f0;
 | {{!}} Bills {{!!}} Buffalo
 | {{!}} Dolphins {{!!}} Miami
 | <!-- empty! -->
 | {{!}} Patroits {{!!}} New England
 | {{!}} Jets {{!!}} New York
 }}
 |}
 

AFC North
Ravens	Baltimore
Bengals	Cincinnati
Browns	Cleveland
Steelers	Pittsburgh
AFC East
Bills	Buffalo
Dolphins	Miami
Patroits	New England
Jets	New York