php-tcpdfHow do I create a table using PHP and TCPDF?

Creating a table using PHP and TCPDF is a relatively easy task. The following example code block will create a basic table with three columns and three rows.

<?php
$pdf = new TCPDF();

$pdf->AddPage();

$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 11);

$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Column 1', 1, 0, 'C', 0, '', 0);
$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Column 2', 1, 0, 'C', 0, '', 0);
$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Column 3', 1, 1, 'C', 0, '', 0);

$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Row 1', 1, 0, 'C', 0, '', 0);
$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Row 1', 1, 0, 'C', 0, '', 0);
$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Row 1', 1, 1, 'C', 0, '', 0);

$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Row 2', 1, 0, 'C', 0, '', 0);
$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Row 2', 1, 0, 'C', 0, '', 0);
$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Row 2', 1, 1, 'C', 0, '', 0);

$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Row 3', 1, 0, 'C', 0, '', 0);
$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Row 3', 1, 0, 'C', 0, '', 0);
$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Row 3', 1, 1, 'C', 0, '', 0);

$pdf->Output('table.pdf', 'I');
?>

This code will generate a PDF file with a table that looks like this:

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Row 1	Row 1	Row 1
Row 2	Row 2	Row 2
Row 3	Row 3	Row 3

The code uses the TCPDF library to create a PDF document, and the Cell() method to create the table. The parameters of this method are as follows:

• $w: width of the cell
• $h: height of the cell
• $txt: text to be printed inside the cell
• $border: specifies if borders should be drawn around the cell
• $ln: specifies where the current position should go after the call
• $align: specifies the alignment of the text inside the cell
• $fill: specifies if the cell background should be painted
• $link: link to be associated with the cell
• $stretch: specifies if the cell should be stretched to fit the text

For more information on how to use TCPDF to create tables, please refer to the TCPDF documentation.

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