3.3.30 TableList

TableList

TableList is an itcl widget for displaying tabular information and headings in a Tk listbox. It lines up columns of data (specified in tcl list format) with column headings, optionally sorts the data by given columns, in a given order, can "hide" columns, rearrange columns, or display columns matching certain expressions. You can even print the contents of the table. This widget has been in use for a number of years and has grown to include quite a few features. It is well suited to displaying the results of database or catalog queries.

Example:

 
# create the TableList 
itk_component add tlist { 
    TableList $w_.tlist \ 
        -title "Contents of Passwd File" \ 
        -selectmode extended 
} 
pack $itk_component(tlist) -fill both -expand 1 
... 
set fd [open /etc/passwd] 
set info {}
set headings {User Password UID GID Name Home Shell} 
while {[gets $fd buf] != -1} { 
    lappend info [split $buf :] 
} 
$itk_component(tlist) config \ 
    -headings $headings \ 
    -info $info

See TableList(n) for more details.