add_table_to_graph

1 Menu Information
2 Brief Information
3 Command Line Usage
4 Variables
5 Description
6 Examples
7 Related X-Functions

Menu Information

New Table

Brief Information

Add a linked table to a graph or a layout

Command Line Usage


 add_table_to_graph cols:=3 row:=3;
 add_table_to_graph cols:=5 rows:=4 title:=mytable;
 add_table_to_graph igl:=[graph1]layer1 cols:=5 rows:=4 title:=mytable col:=1;

Variables

Display Name	Variable Name	I/O and Type	Default Value	Description
Layer	igl	Input Layer	<active>	Specifies the graph layer to which the table should be added.
Number of Columns	cols	Input int	5	Specifies the number of columns in the table.
Number of Rows	rows	Input int	8	Specifies the number of rows in the table.
Table Title	title	Input string		Specifies the title of the table.
Show Column Labels	col	Input int	0	Specifies whether to show the column label row.
Table Name	tabname	Output string		Specifies the string name used to store the name of the created table.

Description

This function adds a linked table to a graph or a layout. This is usually for displaying additional information on the graph/layout.

The table is editable. To edit it, you can double-click on the table. Then it is opened and you can edit it as in the Origin Worksheet. When the editing is done, you can click the Update Table button to update the changes to the graph/layout.

Examples

In this example, we add a 3x3 table to the active graph.

When the graph is active, choose Graph: New Table from the Origin menu. This opens the dialog of the add_table_to_graph X-Function.
In the dialog of the X-Function, change the settings to match the screenshot below, and click OK to close the dialog.
A new table is added to the graph.

For more examples, please refer to the XF Script Dialog (press F11).

Related X-Functions

add_graph_to_graph