HtmlTableCell.Align Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the horizontal alignment of the content in the cell represented by an instance of the HtmlTableCell class.
public:
property System::String ^ Align { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };public string Align { get; set; }member this.Align : string with get, setPublic Property Align As StringProperty Value
The horizontal alignment of the content in the cell represented by an instance of HtmlTableCell. The default value is Empty, which indicates that this property is not set.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Align property to programmatically control the alignment of the contents of the cells in an HtmlTable control.
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
void Button_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Iterate through the rows of the table.
for (int i = 0; i <= Table1.Rows.Count - 1; i++)
{
// Iterate through the cells of a row.
for (int j = 0; j <= Table1.Rows[i].Cells.Count - 1; j++)
{
// Update the properties of each cell.
Table1.Rows[i].Cells[j].Align = AlignSelect.Value;
Table1.Rows[i].Cells[j].NoWrap = Convert.ToBoolean(NoWrapSelect.Value);
Table1.Rows[i].Cells[j].VAlign = VAlignSelect.Value;
}
}
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>HtmlTableCell Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>HtmlTableCell Example</h3>
<table id="Table1" runat="server"
style="border-width: 1; border-color: Black">
<tr>
<td>
Here is some content for Cell 1.
</td>
<td>
Here is some content for Cell 2.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:100; height:100">
Here is some content for Cell 3.
</td>
<td style="width:100; height:100">
Here is some content for Cell 4.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr />
Select the display settings for the cells in the table: <br /><br />
Align:
<select id="AlignSelect"
runat="server">
<option value="Left" selected="selected">Left</option>
<option value="Center">Center</option>
<option value="Right">Right</option>
</select>
NoWrap:
<select id="NoWrapSelect"
runat="server">
<option value="true">True</option>
<option value="false" selected="selected">False</option>
</select>
VAlign:
<select id="VAlignSelect"
runat="server">
<option value="Top">Top</option>
<option value="Middle" selected="selected">Middle</option>
<option value="Bottom">Bottom</option>
</select>
<br /><br />
<input type="button"
value="Generate Table"
onserverclick="Button_Click"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
Sub Button_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Dim i As Integer
Dim j As Integer
' Iterate through the rows of the table.
For i = 0 To Table1.Rows.Count - 1
' Iterate through the cells of a row.
For j = 0 To Table1.Rows(i).Cells.Count - 1
' Update the properties of each cell.
Table1.Rows(i).Cells(j).Align = AlignSelect.Value
Table1.Rows(i).Cells(j).NoWrap = Convert.ToBoolean(NoWrapSelect.Value)
Table1.Rows(i).Cells(j).VAlign = VAlignSelect.Value
Next j
Next i
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>HtmlTableCell Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>HtmlTableCell Example</h3>
<table id="Table1" runat="server"
style="border-width: 1; border-color: Black">
<tr>
<td>
Here is some content for Cell 1.
</td>
<td>
Here is some content for Cell 2.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:100; height:100">
Here is some content for Cell 3.
</td>
<td style="width:100; height:100">
Here is some content for Cell 4.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr />
Select the display settings for the cells in the table: <br /><br />
Align:
<select id="AlignSelect"
runat="server">
<option value="Left" selected="selected">Left</option>
<option value="Center">Center</option>
<option value="Right">Right</option>
</select>
NoWrap:
<select id="NoWrapSelect"
runat="server">
<option value="true">True</option>
<option value="false" selected="selected">False</option>
</select>
VAlign:
<select id="VAlignSelect"
runat="server">
<option value="Top">Top</option>
<option value="Middle" selected="selected">Middle</option>
<option value="Bottom">Bottom</option>
</select>
<br /><br />
<input type="button"
value="Generate Table"
onserverclick="Button_Click"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use the Align property to specify the horizontal alignment of the content in a cell represented by an instance of the HtmlTableCell class.
Note
Setting this property affects only the cell represented by an instance of the HtmlTableCell class. To apply the same alignment to the cells of an entire row in the table, set the Align property of the row represented by an instance of the HtmlTableRow class.
The following table lists the values that can be used for this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
Left |
Aligns the contents of a cell with the left edge of the cell. |
Center |
Aligns the contents of a cell in the middle of the cell. |
Right |
Aligns the contents of a cell with the right edge of the cell. |
Note
You can also use Justify and Char as values for this property; however, not all browsers support these features.
