How do I set text to left or right side in tables generated in report generator?

When I create a report I need to set text to left side to get a nice look. How do I do that?

Some part of my code:

T = cell2table(data);
T.Properties.VariableNames{1} = 'Status';
T.Properties.VariableNames{2} = 'Hours';
T.Properties.VariableNames{3} = 'Percent';
table = BaseTable(T)
add(R, table);

[Rahul Singhal]

Do you want data of all the columns to align to the left or just one column?

Also, what is the output type of your report?

[Per Wallentin]

When it comes to text I need to left align then and when I have digits/values I would like to right align them.

The output is in PDF format.

Thank you for helping me.

Answer 1

[Rahul Singhal]

Hi Per,

As you want content of some columns to be aligned to the left and content of some columns to be aligned to the right, you can construct a DOM MATLABTable and use its ColSpecGroups property to specify the column formatting.

Below is a sample script:

import mlreportgen.dom.*
import mlreportgen.report.*

% Create sample data
data = {'Initializing', '0.0', '0.2'; 'Cleared', '12.2', '71.1'};
T = cell2table(data);
T.Properties.VariableNames{1} = 'Status';
T.Properties.VariableNames{2} = 'Hours';
T.Properties.VariableNames{3} = 'Percent';

% Create a PDF report
R = Report('myrpt', 'pdf');
open(R);

% Create a DOM MATLABTable
domTable = MATLABTable(T);
domTable.Width = '100%';

% Specify the col specs to left-align the content of the first column and 
% right-align the content of the second and third columns
grps(1) = TableColSpecGroup;

specs(1) = TableColSpec;
specs(1).Style = {HAlign('left')};

specs(2) = TableColSpec;
specs(2).Style = {HAlign('right')};

specs(3) = TableColSpec;
specs(3).Style = {HAlign('right')};

grps(1).ColSpecs = specs;
domTable.ColSpecGroups = grps;

% Create a BaseTable reporter from the DOM MATLABTable and add it to the report
baseTable = BaseTable(domTable);
add(R, baseTable);

% Close and view the report
close(R)
rptview(R);

Thanks,

Rahul

[Per Wallentin]

Hi Rahul,

that worked very well. Now report content is much easier to read.

Thank you very much!

Kind regards

Per