# Table element

Defines the table to contain the cells of the current worksheet. Only one instance of a Table element is valid for a single worksheet.

## Usage

    <Table
    	AutoFitWidth="TrueFalseType"
    	Index="xsd:positiveInteger"
    	Span="xsd:nonNegativeInteger"
    	StyleID="xsd:IDREF"
    	Width="xsd:double"
    	AutoFitHeight="TrueFalseType"
    	Height="xsd:double"
    	Index="xsd:positiveInteger"
    	Span="xsd:nonNegativeInteger"
    	StyleID="xsd:IDREF"
    	DefaultColumnWidth="PositiveDoubleType"
    	DefaultRowHeight="PositiveDoubleType"
    	ExpandedColumnCount="xsd:nonNegativeInteger"
    	ExpandedRowCount="xsd:nonNegativeInteger"
    	StyleID="xsd:IDREF"
    	LeftCell="xsd:positiveInteger"
    	TopCell="xsd:integer"
    	FullColumns="TrueFalseType"
    	FullRows="TrueFalseType"
    	Hidden="See attribute definition.	c:Caption="[external type]"
    	Hidden="See attribute definition.	c:caption="[external type]"
    />

## Element Information

Element type | TableType
Namespace | urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet
Schema name | XML Spreadsheet 2002

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
Worksheet | Defines a worksheet within the current workbook. At least one instance of this element is required for a valid XML spreadsheet.

### Child Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
Column | Defines the formatting and properties for one or more adjacent columns.
Row | Defines the formatting and properties for one or more adjacent rows.
Cell | Defines the properties of a cell in a worksheet.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
AutoFitWidth | TrueFalseType | optional | Specifies whether a column is automatically resized to fit numeric and date values. Columns are not resized to fit text data. | 0 1
Index | xsd:positiveInteger | optional | Specifies the position of a column in a table. | See external namespace.
Span | xsd:nonNegativeInteger | optional | Specifies the number of adjacent columns with the same formatting as the defined column. | See external namespace.
StyleID | xsd:IDREF | optional | Contains a reference to an ID attribute previously defined in a Style element. Used to apply that defined style to a column. | See external namespace.
Width | Anonymous | optional | Specifies the width of a column in points. This value must be greater than or equal to zero. | minInclusive = 0
AutoFitHeight | TrueFalseType | optional | Specifies whether the height of a row is automatically resized to fit the contents of cells. | 0 1
Height | Anonymous | optional | Specifies the height of a row in points. This value must be greater than or equal to zero. | minInclusive = 0
Index | xsd:positiveInteger | optional | Specifies the position of a row within a table. | See external namespace.
Span | xsd:nonNegativeInteger | optional | Specifies the number of adjacent rows with the same formatting as the defined row. | See external namespace.
StyleID | xsd:IDREF | optional | Contains a reference to an ID attribute previously defined in a Style element. Used to apply that defined style to a row. | See external namespace.
DefaultColumnWidth | PositiveDoubleType | optional | Specifies the default width in points of columns in a table. | minInclusive = 0
DefaultRowHeight | PositiveDoubleType | optional | Specifies the default height in points of rows in a table. | minInclusive = 0
ExpandedColumnCount | xsd:nonNegativeInteger | optional | Specifies the total number of columns in a table. If included in an XML document, this attribute must have a value that is equal to the actual number of columns in the table for the document to be valid. | See external namespace.
ExpandedRowCount | xsd:nonNegativeInteger | optional | Specifies the total number of rows in a table. If included in an XML document, this attribute must have a value that is equal to the actual number of rows in the table for the document to be valid. | See external namespace.
StyleID | xsd:IDREF | optional | Contains a reference to an ID attribute previously defined in a Style element. Used to apply that defined style to a table. | See external namespace.
LeftCell | xsd:positiveInteger | optional | Specifies the index of the column in a spreadsheet that defines the first column of a table. This value must be greater than zero. | See external namespace.
TopCell | xsd:integer | optional | Specifies the index of the row in a spreadsheet that defines the top row of a table. This value must be greater than zero. | See external namespace.
FullColumns | TrueFalseType | optional | Specifies that the columns in this table should occupy the entire height (all rows) of the worksheet. | 0 1
FullRows | TrueFalseType | optional | Specifies that the rows in this table should occupy the entire width (all columns) of the worksheet. | 0 1
Hidden | None | optional | Specifies whether an element is visible. The Hidden attribute can be applied to the NamedRange, Column, and Row elements. | n/a
c:Caption | external ref | optional | See external namespace. | See external namespace.
Hidden | None | optional | Specifies whether an element is visible. The Hidden attribute can be applied to the NamedRange, Column, and Row elements. | n/a
c:caption | external ref | optional | See external namespace. | See external namespace.

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="Table" type="TableType" minOccurs="0" >
    </xsd:element>

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