Class: QgsLayoutTable

class qgis.core.QgsLayoutTable(layout: QgsLayout)

Bases: qgis._core.QgsLayoutMultiFrame

Constructor for QgsLayoutTable, belonging to the specified layout.

A class to display a table in the print layout, and allow the table to span over multiple frames

New in version 3.0: Enums

Methods

backgroundColor

Returns the color used for the background of the table.

calculateMaxColumnWidths

Calculates the maximum width of text shown in columns.

calculateMaxRowHeights

Calculates the maximum height of text shown in rows.

cellMargin

Returns the margin distance between cell borders and their contents in mm.

cellStyle

Returns the cell style for a cell group.

childEvent

columns

Returns a reference to the list of QgsLayoutTableColumns shown in the table

connectNotify

contentFont

Returns the font used to draw text in table body cells.

contentFontColor

Returns the color used to draw text in table body cells.

contents

Returns the current contents of the table.

contentsContainsRow

Checks whether a table contents contains a given row

customEvent

disconnectNotify

drawHorizontalGridLines

Draws the horizontal grid lines for the table.

emptyTableBehavior

Returns the behavior mode for empty tables.

emptyTableMessage

Returns the message for empty tables with no content rows.

fixedFrameSize

getTableContents

Fetches the contents used for the cells in the table.

gridColor

Returns the color used for grid lines in the table.

gridStrokeWidth

Returns the width of grid lines in the table in mm.

headerFont

Returns the font used to draw header text in the table.

headerFontColor

Returns the color used to draw header text in the table.

headerHAlignment

Returns the horizontal alignment for table headers.

headerMode

Returns the display mode for headers in the table.

horizontalGrid

Returns whether the grid’s horizontal lines are drawn in the table.

isSignalConnected

minFrameSize

readObjectPropertiesFromElement

readPropertiesFromElement

recalculateFrameSizes

recalculateTableSize

Recalculates and updates the size of the table and all table frames.

receivers

refresh

refreshAttributes

Refreshes the contents shown in the table by querying for new data.

render

rowRange

Calculates a range of rows which should be visible in a given frame.

rowsVisible

Calculates how many content rows would be visible within a frame of the specified height.

sender

senderSignalIndex

setBackgroundColor

Sets the color used for background of table.

setCellMargin

Sets the margin distance in mm between cell borders and their contents.

setCellStyle

Sets the cell style for a cell group.

setColumns

Replaces the columns in the table with a specified list of QgsLayoutTableColumns.

setContentFont

Sets the font used to draw text in table body cells.

setContentFontColor

Sets the color used to draw text in table body cells.

setEmptyTableBehavior

Sets the behavior mode for empty tables with no content rows.

setEmptyTableMessage

Sets the message for empty tables with no content rows.

setGridColor

Sets the color used for grid lines in the table.

setGridStrokeWidth

Sets the width in mm for grid lines in the table.

setHeaderFont

Sets the font used to draw header text in the table.

setHeaderFontColor

Sets the color used to draw header text in the table.

setHeaderHAlignment

Sets the horizontal alignment for table headers.

setHeaderMode

Sets the display mode for headers in the table.

setHorizontalGrid

Sets whether the grid’s horizontal lines should be drawn in the table

setShowEmptyRows

Sets whether empty rows should be drawn.

setShowGrid

Sets whether grid lines should be drawn in the table

setVerticalGrid

Sets whether the grid’s vertical lines should be drawn in the table

setWrapBehavior

Sets the wrap behavior for the table, which controls how text within cells is automatically wrapped.

showEmptyRows

Returns whether empty rows are drawn in the table.

showGrid

Returns whether grid lines are drawn in the table

timerEvent

totalHeight

totalSize

totalWidth

verticalGrid

Returns whether the grid’s vertical lines are drawn in the table.

wrapBehavior

Returns the wrap behavior for the table, which controls how text within cells is automatically wrapped.

writeObjectPropertiesToElement

writePropertiesToElement

Signals

Attributes

AllFrames

EvenColumns

EvenRows

FirstColumn

FirstFrame

FirstRow

FollowColumn

HeaderCenter

HeaderLeft

HeaderRight

HeaderRow

HeadersOnly

HideTable

LastColumn

LastRow

NoHeaders

OddColumns

OddRows

ShowMessage

TruncateText

WrapText

AllFrames = 1
class CellStyleGroup

Bases: int

class EmptyTableMode

Bases: int

EvenColumns = 1
EvenRows = 3
FirstColumn = 4
FirstFrame = 0
FirstRow = 7
FollowColumn = 0
HeaderCenter = 2
class HeaderHAlignment

Bases: int

HeaderLeft = 1
class HeaderMode

Bases: int

HeaderRight = 3
HeaderRow = 6
HeadersOnly = 0
HideTable = 1
LastColumn = 5
LastRow = 8
NoHeaders = 2
OddColumns = 0
OddRows = 2
ShowMessage = 2
TruncateText = 0
class WrapBehavior

Bases: int

WrapText = 1
backgroundColor(self) → QColor

Returns the color used for the background of the table.

See also

gridColor()

calculateMaxColumnWidths(self) → bool

Calculates the maximum width of text shown in columns.

calculateMaxRowHeights(self) → bool

Calculates the maximum height of text shown in rows.

cellMargin(self) → float

Returns the margin distance between cell borders and their contents in mm.

See also

setCellMargin()

cellStyle(self, group: QgsLayoutTable.CellStyleGroup) → QgsLayoutTableStyle

Returns the cell style for a cell group.

See also

setCellStyle()

childEvent()
columns(self) → object

Returns a reference to the list of QgsLayoutTableColumns shown in the table

See also

setColumns()

connectNotify()
contentFont(self) → QFont

Returns the font used to draw text in table body cells.

See also

setContentFont()

See also

headerFont()

contentFontColor(self) → QColor

Returns the color used to draw text in table body cells.

See also

contentFont()

contents(self) → object

Returns the current contents of the table. Excludes header cells.

contentsContainsRow(self, contents: object, row: Iterable[Any]) → bool

Checks whether a table contents contains a given row

Parameters
  • contents – table contents to check

  • row – row to check for

Returns

true if contents contains rows

customEvent()
disconnectNotify()
drawHorizontalGridLines(self, painter: QPainter, firstRow: int, lastRow: int, drawHeaderLines: bool)

Draws the horizontal grid lines for the table.

Parameters
  • painter – destination painter for grid lines

  • firstRow – index corresponding to first row shown in frame

  • lastRow – index corresponding to last row shown in frame. If greater than the number of content rows in the table, then the default row height will be used for the remaining rows.

  • drawHeaderLines – set to true to include for the table header

See also

drawVerticalGridLines()

emptyTableBehavior(self) → QgsLayoutTable.EmptyTableMode

Returns the behavior mode for empty tables. This property controls how the table is drawn if it contains no content rows.

emptyTableMessage(self) → str

Returns the message for empty tables with no content rows. This message is displayed in the table body if the empty table behavior is set to ShowMessage.

fixedFrameSize(self, frameIndex: int = -1) → QSizeF
getTableContents(self, contents: object) → bool

Fetches the contents used for the cells in the table.

Returns

true if table contents were successfully retrieved.

Parameters

contents – QgsLayoutTableContents to store retrieved row data in

gridColor(self) → QColor

Returns the color used for grid lines in the table.

See also

setGridColor()

See also

showGrid()

gridStrokeWidth(self) → float

Returns the width of grid lines in the table in mm.

See also

showGrid()

See also

gridColor()

headerFont(self) → QFont

Returns the font used to draw header text in the table.

See also

setHeaderFont()

See also

contentFont()

headerFontColor(self) → QColor

Returns the color used to draw header text in the table.

See also

headerFont()

headerHAlignment(self) → QgsLayoutTable.HeaderHAlignment

Returns the horizontal alignment for table headers.

headerMode(self) → QgsLayoutTable.HeaderMode

Returns the display mode for headers in the table. This property controls if and where headers are shown in the table.

See also

setHeaderMode()

horizontalGrid(self) → bool

Returns whether the grid’s horizontal lines are drawn in the table.

See also

setShowGrid()

See also

setGridColor()

isSignalConnected()
minFrameSize(self, frameIndex: int = -1) → QSizeF
readObjectPropertiesFromElement()
readPropertiesFromElement(self, itemElem: QDomElement, doc: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → bool
recalculateFrameSizes(self)
recalculateTableSize(self)

Recalculates and updates the size of the table and all table frames.

receivers()
refresh(self)
refreshAttributes(self)

Refreshes the contents shown in the table by querying for new data. This also causes the column widths and size of the table to change to accommodate the new data.

render(self, context: QgsLayoutItemRenderContext, renderExtent: QRectF, frameIndex: int)
rowRange(self, frameIndex: int) → Tuple[int, int]

Calculates a range of rows which should be visible in a given frame.

Parameters

frameIndex – index number for frame

Returns

row range

rowsVisible(self, frameHeight: float, firstRow: int, includeHeader: bool, includeEmptyRows: bool) → int

Calculates how many content rows would be visible within a frame of the specified height.

Parameters
  • frameHeight – height of frame

  • firstRow – index of first row visible in frame (where 0 = first row in table)

  • includeHeader – set to true if frame would include a header row

  • includeEmptyRows – set to true to also include rows which would be empty in the returned count. For instance, if the frame would include all table content rows and have space left for extra rows then setting this parameter to true would also include a count of these extra blank rows.

Returns

number of visible content rows (excluding header row)

rowsVisible(self, frameIndex: int, firstRow: int, includeEmptyRows: bool) -> int Calculates how many content rows are visible within a given frame.

Parameters
  • frameIndex – index number for frame

  • firstRow – index of first row visible in frame (where 0 = first row in table)

  • includeEmptyRows – set to true to also include rows which would be empty in the returned count. For instance, if the frame would include all table content rows and have space left for extra rows then setting this parameter to true would also include a count of these extra blank rows.

Returns

number of visible content rows (excludes header rows)

sender()
senderSignalIndex()
setBackgroundColor(self, color: Union[QColor, Qt.GlobalColor])

Sets the color used for background of table.

See also

setGridColor()

setCellMargin(self, margin: float)

Sets the margin distance in mm between cell borders and their contents.

See also

cellMargin()

setCellStyle(self, group: QgsLayoutTable.CellStyleGroup, style: QgsLayoutTableStyle)

Sets the cell style for a cell group.

See also

cellStyle()

setColumns(self, columns: object)

Replaces the columns in the table with a specified list of QgsLayoutTableColumns.

Parameters

columns – list of QgsLayoutTableColumns to show in table.

See also

columns()

setContentFont(self, font: QFont)

Sets the font used to draw text in table body cells.

See also

contentFont()

See also

setHeaderFont()

setContentFontColor(self, color: Union[QColor, Qt.GlobalColor])

Sets the color used to draw text in table body cells.

See also

setContentFont()

setEmptyTableBehavior(self, mode: QgsLayoutTable.EmptyTableMode)

Sets the behavior mode for empty tables with no content rows.

setEmptyTableMessage(self, message: str)

Sets the message for empty tables with no content rows. This message is displayed in the table body if the empty table behavior is set to ShowMessage.

setGridColor(self, color: Union[QColor, Qt.GlobalColor])

Sets the color used for grid lines in the table.

See also

gridColor()

See also

setShowGrid()

setGridStrokeWidth(self, width: float)

Sets the width in mm for grid lines in the table.

See also

setShowGrid()

See also

setGridColor()

setHeaderFont(self, font: QFont)

Sets the font used to draw header text in the table.

See also

headerFont()

See also

setContentFont()

setHeaderFontColor(self, color: Union[QColor, Qt.GlobalColor])

Sets the color used to draw header text in the table.

See also

setHeaderFont()

setHeaderHAlignment(self, alignment: QgsLayoutTable.HeaderHAlignment)

Sets the horizontal alignment for table headers.

setHeaderMode(self, mode: QgsLayoutTable.HeaderMode)

Sets the display mode for headers in the table. This property controls if and where headers are shown in the table.

See also

headerMode()

setHorizontalGrid(self, horizontalGrid: bool)

Sets whether the grid’s horizontal lines should be drawn in the table

Parameters

horizontalGrid – set to true to draw grid’s horizontal lines

See also

setShowGrid()

See also

setGridColor()

setShowEmptyRows(self, showEmpty: bool)

Sets whether empty rows should be drawn. Tables default to hiding empty rows.

Parameters

showEmpty – set to true to show empty rows in the table

See also

showEmptyRows()

setShowGrid(self, showGrid: bool)

Sets whether grid lines should be drawn in the table

Parameters

showGrid – set to true to show grid lines

See also

showGrid()

See also

setGridColor()

setVerticalGrid(self, verticalGrid: bool)

Sets whether the grid’s vertical lines should be drawn in the table

Parameters

verticalGrid – set to true to draw grid’s vertical lines

See also

setShowGrid()

See also

setGridColor()

setWrapBehavior(self, behavior: QgsLayoutTable.WrapBehavior)

Sets the wrap behavior for the table, which controls how text within cells is automatically wrapped.

See also

wrapBehavior()

showEmptyRows(self) → bool

Returns whether empty rows are drawn in the table.

showGrid(self) → bool

Returns whether grid lines are drawn in the table

See also

setShowGrid()

See also

gridColor()

timerEvent()
totalHeight(self) → float
totalSize(self) → QSizeF
totalWidth(self) → float
verticalGrid(self) → bool

Returns whether the grid’s vertical lines are drawn in the table.

See also

setShowGrid()

See also

setGridColor()

wrapBehavior(self) → QgsLayoutTable.WrapBehavior

Returns the wrap behavior for the table, which controls how text within cells is automatically wrapped.

writeObjectPropertiesToElement()
writePropertiesToElement(self, elem: QDomElement, doc: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → bool