Show column names in a table

[Eric1977]

Stupid question time...

How do I display the column names in a table on the front panel? I thought by right clicking on the table would give me a selection to display them.

[GerdW · Accepted solution]

Hi Eric,

right-click the table and select "Visible elements"->"show column headers":

[Eric1977]

Thanks Gerd.

One more thing, is there a way to highlight the entire row when a user clicks on any field anywhere within the table? Basically, what I want is when a user clicks on any cell in the table, I want that row to highlight.

[GerdW]

Hi Eric,

you can set the cell background color of the "Active cell" (read the help for that property!) with a property node.

To get the clicked cell you can use a method of the table to convert mouse coordinates (given by the event structure) to row/column coordinates!

[Eric1977]

Got it. Using this trick located here, the "Set Cell Value" method wants a value. What do I wire to this? I cannot leave it blank as it is required.

[GerdW]

Hi Eric,

as that method is named "Set Cell Value" you have to provide a value which should be written into the given cell of the table. You have to provide a string!

[Eric1977]

I apologize. I wasn't very clear. I just wanted to highlight the cell without having to pass a value. The ActiveCell property did the trick. Thanks for all your help.