Class: QgsLayoutTable

class qgis.core.QgsLayoutTable(layout: QgsLayout)

Bases: 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.

Parameters

layout

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()

Return type

QColor

calculateMaxColumnWidths(self) → bool

Calculates the maximum width of text shown in columns.

Return type

bool

calculateMaxRowHeights(self) → bool

Calculates the maximum height of text shown in rows.

Return type

bool

cellMargin(self) → float

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

See also

setCellMargin()

Return type

float

cellStyle(self, group: QgsLayoutTable.CellStyleGroup)QgsLayoutTableStyle

Returns the cell style for a cell group.

See also

setCellStyle()

Parameters

group (QgsLayoutTable.CellStyleGroup) –

Return type

QgsLayoutTableStyle

childEvent(self, QChildEvent)
columns(self) → object

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

See also

setColumns()

Return type

object

connectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
contentFont(self) → QFont

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

See also

setContentFont()

See also

headerFont()

Return type

QFont

contentFontColor(self) → QColor

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

See also

contentFont()

Return type

QColor

contents(self) → object

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

Return type

object

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

Checks whether a table contents contains a given row

Parameters
  • contents (object) – table contents to check

  • row (Iterable[Any]) – row to check for

Return type

bool

Returns

True if contents contains rows

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

Draws the horizontal grid lines for the table.

Parameters
  • painter (QPainter) – destination painter for grid lines

  • firstRow (int) – index corresponding to first row shown in frame

  • lastRow (int) – 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 (bool) – 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.

Return type

QgsLayoutTable.EmptyTableMode

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.

Return type

str

fixedFrameSize(self, frameIndex: int = - 1) → QSizeF
Parameters

frameIndex (int = -1) –

Return type

QSizeF

getTableContents(self, contents: object) → bool

Fetches the contents used for the cells in the table.

Return type

bool

Returns

True if table contents were successfully retrieved.

Parameters

contents (object) – 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()

Return type

QColor

gridStrokeWidth(self) → float

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

See also

showGrid()

See also

gridColor()

Return type

float

headerFont(self) → QFont

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

See also

setHeaderFont()

See also

contentFont()

Return type

QFont

headerFontColor(self) → QColor

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

See also

headerFont()

Return type

QColor

headerHAlignment(self) → QgsLayoutTable.HeaderHAlignment

Returns the horizontal alignment for table headers.

Return type

QgsLayoutTable.HeaderHAlignment

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()

Return type

QgsLayoutTable.HeaderMode

horizontalGrid(self) → bool

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

See also

setShowGrid()

See also

setGridColor()

Return type

bool

isSignalConnected(self, QMetaMethod) → bool
minFrameSize(self, frameIndex: int = - 1) → QSizeF
Parameters

frameIndex (int = -1) –

Return type

QSizeF

readObjectPropertiesFromElement(self, parentElement: QDomElement, document: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → bool

Sets object properties from a DOM element

Parameters
  • parentElement – is the parent DOM element for the object

  • document – DOM document

  • context – read write context

Returns

True if read was successful

readPropertiesFromElement(self, itemElem: QDomElement, doc: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → bool
Parameters
Return type

bool

recalculateFrameSizes(self)
recalculateTableSize(self)

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

receivers(self, PYQT_SIGNAL) → int
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)
Parameters
rowRange(self, frameIndex: int) → Tuple[int, int]

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

Parameters

frameIndex (int) – index number for frame

Return type

Tuple[int, int]

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 (float) – height of frame

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

  • includeHeader (bool) – set to True if frame would include a header row

  • includeEmptyRows (bool) – 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.

Return type

int

Returns

number of visible content rows (excludes header rows)

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

Sets the color used for background of table.

See also

setGridColor()

Parameters

color (Union[QColor) –

setCellMargin(self, margin: float)

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

See also

cellMargin()

Parameters

margin (float) –

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

Sets the cell style for a cell group.

See also

cellStyle()

Parameters
setColumns(self, columns: object)

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

Parameters

columns (object) – 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()

Parameters

font (QFont) –

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

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

See also

setContentFont()

Parameters

color (Union[QColor) –

setEmptyTableBehavior(self, mode: QgsLayoutTable.EmptyTableMode)

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

Parameters

mode (QgsLayoutTable.EmptyTableMode) –

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.

Parameters

message (str) –

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

Sets the color used for grid lines in the table.

See also

gridColor()

See also

setShowGrid()

Parameters

color (Union[QColor) –

setGridStrokeWidth(self, width: float)

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

See also

setShowGrid()

See also

setGridColor()

Parameters

width (float) –

setHeaderFont(self, font: QFont)

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

See also

headerFont()

See also

setContentFont()

Parameters

font (QFont) –

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

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

See also

setHeaderFont()

Parameters

color (Union[QColor) –

setHeaderHAlignment(self, alignment: QgsLayoutTable.HeaderHAlignment)

Sets the horizontal alignment for table headers.

Parameters

alignment (QgsLayoutTable.HeaderHAlignment) –

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()

Parameters

mode (QgsLayoutTable.HeaderMode) –

setHorizontalGrid(self, horizontalGrid: bool)

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

Parameters

horizontalGrid (bool) – 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 (bool) – 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 (bool) – 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 (bool) – 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()

Parameters

behavior (QgsLayoutTable.WrapBehavior) –

showEmptyRows(self) → bool

Returns whether empty rows are drawn in the table.

Return type

bool

showGrid(self) → bool

Returns whether grid lines are drawn in the table

See also

setShowGrid()

See also

gridColor()

Return type

bool

timerEvent(self, QTimerEvent)
totalHeight(self) → float
Return type

float

totalSize(self) → QSizeF
Return type

QSizeF

totalWidth(self) → float
Return type

float

verticalGrid(self) → bool

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

See also

setShowGrid()

See also

setGridColor()

Return type

bool

wrapBehavior(self) → QgsLayoutTable.WrapBehavior

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

Return type

QgsLayoutTable.WrapBehavior

writeObjectPropertiesToElement(self, parentElement: QDomElement, document: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → bool

Stores object properties within an XML DOM element.

Parameters
  • parentElement – is the parent DOM element to store the object’s properties in

  • document – DOM document

  • context – read write context

Returns

True if write was successful

writePropertiesToElement(self, elem: QDomElement, doc: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → bool
Parameters
Return type

bool