Adjusting the header row to match the width of the data row in an HTML table

I am facing an issue with the layout of my HTML table. I have set space between each cell using margin, but this is causing a problem with column width. Instead of having col-12 for a row, it has become col-11 due to the spacing. This has resulted in the header row spanning the full width while the data rows are not aligned properly. How can I adjust the header row to match the width of the data rows?

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.event-col {
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  background-color: #fff;
  padding: 10px;
  margin: 2px;
  display: inline-block;
}

.event-col-header {
  padding: 10px;
  margin: 2px;
  display: inline-block;
  border: 0px !important;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-family: IRANSans;
}

.event-row {
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  background-color: #c1d2fe;
  margin: 10px;
}
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<div class="row">
  <div class="col-12">
    <table id="example" class="table dt-responsive nowrap showborder ">
      <tr class="event-row mb-1">
        <th class="col-1 event-col-header">No</th>
        <th class="col-2 event-col-header">Name </th>
        <th class="col-1 event-col-header">Date</th>
        <th class="col-2 event-col-header">Hour</th>
        <th class="col-5 event-col-header">Address</th>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <td class="col-1 event-col">@counter</td>
        <td class="col-2 event-col">@item.Name</td>
        <td class="col-1 event-col">@item.EventDate</td>
        <td class="col-2 event-col"> @item.StartTime </td>
        <td class="col-5 event-col">@item.Address</td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </div>
</div>

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Answer №1

Here are the changes I made to your code:

.event-col {
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
    background-color: #fff;
    /*padding: 10px;*/
    /*margin: 2px;*/
    display: inline-block;
    width: 100%;
}
.event-col-header {
    /*padding: 10px;*/
    /*margin: 2px;*/
    display: inline-block;
    /*border: 0 !important;*/
    font-weight: bold;
    font-family: IRANSans;
}
.event-row {
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
    background-color: #c1d2fe;
    /*margin: 10px;*/
}
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8>
    <meta name="viewport"
          content="width=device-width, user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
    <!-- bootstrap 4.6 -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-zCbKRCUGaJDkqS1kPbPd7TveP5iyJE0EjAuZQTgFLD2ylzuqKfdKlfG/eSrtxUkn" crossorigin="anonymous">

    <!-- my style-sheet -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body dir="rtl">

<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="row text-right">
    <div class="col-11 mx-auto">
        <table id="example" class="table table-borderless table-responsive" >
            <tr class="event-row mb-1">
                <th class="col-1">
                    <span class="event-col-header">No</span>
                </th>
                <th class="col-2">
                    <span class="event-col-header">Name</span>
                </th>
                <th class="col-1">
                    <span class="event-col-header">Date</span>
                </th>
                <th class="col-2">
                    <span class="event-col-header">Hour</span>
                </th>
                <th class="col-5">
                    <span class="event-col-header">Address</span>
                </th>
            </tr>
             ... // additional HTML rows
        </table>
    </div>
</div>
</div>


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<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-fQybjgWLrvvRgtW6bFlB7jaZrFsaBXjsOMm/tB9LTS58ONXgqbR9W8oWht/amnpF" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

</body>
</html>

These are some important tips based on my experience with this code:

1. Avoid placing text directly within col-1, col-2, etc. Consider them as containers and place contents inside other elements like <span>.

2. Instead of manually setting margins and padding, utilize Bootstrap's margin and padding utilities.

3. When using row and col-* classes, container-fluid or container classes often provide better results. Therefore, I added a .container-fluid encompassing the entire table.

4. To ensure responsiveness in tables, consider utilizing Bootstrap's .table-responsive class for optimal performance.

Answer №2

Upon reviewing the bootstrap table documentation, it was noted that there were no examples utilizing the col-* classes within tables. As a result, an alternative code snippet was crafted that uses the HTML <colgroup> tag instead of the mentioned classes to achieve a similar outcome:

.event-col {
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
    background-color: #fff;
    display: inline-block;
    width: 100%;
}
.event-col-header {
    display: inline-block;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-family: IRANSans;
}
.event-row {
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
    background-color: #c1d2fe;
}
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en>
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8>
  <meta name="viewport"
        content="width=device-width, user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge>
  <!-- bootstrap 4.6 -->
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-zCbKRCUGaJDkqS1kPbPd7TveP5iyJE0EjAuZQTgFLD2ylzuqKfdKlfG/eSrtxUkn" crossorigin="anonymous>

  <!-- my style-sheet -->
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css>
  <title>Document>
</head>
<body dir="rtl>

<div class="container-fluid>
<div class="row text-right>
  <div class="col-11 mx-auto>
    <table id="example" class="table table-borderless table-responsive>
      <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 9%">
        <col style="width: 18%">
        <col style="width: 9%">
        <col style="width: 18%">
        <col style="width: 46%">
      </colgroup>
      <tr class="event-row mb-1>
        <th>
          <span class="event-col-header>No</span>
        </th>
        <th>
          <span class="event-col-header>Name</span>
        </th>
        <th>
          <span class="event-col-header>Date</span>
        </th>
        <th>
          <span class="event-col-header>Hour</span>
        </th>
        <th>
          <span class="event-col-header>Address</span>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@counter</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.Name</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.EventDate</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.StartTime</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.Address</span>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@counter</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.Name</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.EventDate</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.StartTime</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.Address</span>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@counter</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.Name</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.EventDate</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.StartTime</span>
        </td>
        <td>
          <span class="event-col p-3>@item.Address</span>
        </td>
      </tr>

    </table>
  </div>
</div>
</div>

<!-- bootstrap scripts -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/jquery.slim.min.js" integrity="sha384-DfXdz2htPH0lsSSs5nCTpuj/zy4C+OGpamoFVy38MVBnE+IbbVYUew+OrCXaRkfj" crossorigin="anonymous></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-fQybjgWLrvvRgtW6bFlB7jaZrFsaBXjsOMm/tB9LTS58ONXgqbR9W8oWht/amnpF" crossorigin="anonymous></script>

</body>
</html>

Answer №3

Avoid mixing Bootstrap's grid layout with tables for a cleaner design. If you simply need the bubble effect, insert divs inside your table cells and style them accordingly.

If you wish to customize column sizes, go ahead and do so.

.event-row {
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  background-color: #c1d2fe;
}

.event-col {
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  background-color: #fff;
  padding: 10px;
  display: inline-block;
}

.event-col-header {
  padding: 10px;
  display: inline-block;
  border: 0px !important;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-family: IRANSans;
}
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<div class="row">
  <div class="col-12">
    <table id="example" class="table dt-responsive nowrap showborder">
      <tr class="event-row mb-1">
        <th>
          <div class="event-col-header">No</div>
        </th>
        <th>
          <div class="event-col-header">Name</div>
        </th>
        <th>
          <div class="event-col-header">Date</div>
        </th>
        <th>
          <div class="event-col-header">Hour</div>
        </th>
        <th>
          <div class="event-col-header">Address</div>
        </th>
      </tr<

      <tr>
        <td>
          <div class="event-col>@counter</div>
        </td>
        <td>
          <div class="event-col">@item.Name</div>
        </td>
        <td>
          <div class="event-col">@item.EventDate</div>
        </td>
        <td>
          <div class="event-col"></div> @item.StartTime"> @item.StartTime</div ></td>
        <td>
          <div class="event-col">@item.Address</div>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </div>
</div>

Answer №4

Even though they are the same width, using inline-block does not make them utilize the full space of the parent element. It seems like you may not be correctly utilizing Bootstrap's columns in this case. Remember, tables do not require the use of columns and rows.

The Bootstrap grid system may not be the most suitable choice for tables. I suggest trying to design your table layout without relying on the Bootstrap grid.

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