MarkdownTable (Remark 2023-07.07 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.overzealous.remark.util.MarkdownTable

```
public class MarkdownTable
extends Object
```
Provides a class to contain the structure of an HTML table so it can be cleanly formatted as a plain text structure (either as Markdown or within a Markdown code block).

Author:

Phil DeJarnett

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class MarkdownTable.Alignment
Simple enum to manage the alignment of a column.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MarkdownTable()
Creates a new, empty MarkdownTable

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<MarkdownTableCell>`	`addBodyRow()`	Creates a new body row, and returns it so it can have cells added to it.
`List<MarkdownTableCell>`	`addHeaderRow()`	Creates a new header row, and returns it so it can have cells added to it.
`int`	`getNumberOfColumns()`	Returns the total number of columns in this table.
`void`	`renderTable(PrintWriter output, boolean allowColspan, boolean renderAsCode)`	Renders out the final table.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MarkdownTable
```
public MarkdownTable()
```
    Creates a new, empty MarkdownTable
- Method Detail
  - addHeaderRow
```
public List<MarkdownTableCell> addHeaderRow()
```
    Creates a new header row, and returns it so it can have cells added to it.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list that can have columns added to it.
  - addBodyRow
```
public List<MarkdownTableCell> addBodyRow()
```
    Creates a new body row, and returns it so it can have cells added to it.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list that can have columns added to it.
  - renderTable
```
public void renderTable(PrintWriter output,
                        boolean allowColspan,
                        boolean renderAsCode)
```
    Renders out the final table. This process starts by calculating widths and alignment for the columns. The final output should be nicely spaced, centered, and look very clean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    output - The writer to receive the final output.
    
    allowColspan - If true, cells that span multiple columns are preserved. If false, they are rendered in their own column, then empty columns are placed after.
    
    renderAsCode - If true, the output is rendered as a code block
  - getNumberOfColumns
```
public int getNumberOfColumns()
```
    Returns the total number of columns in this table. This takes into account colspans
    
    Returns:
    
    The total number of columns in this table.