An HTML table with a horizontal scroll that automatically follows the headings and a vertical scroll, but facing an issue with text

Apologies if you have seen some of my previous posts today. I created a piece of HTML that was necessary for what I wanted to achieve.

  • I needed a horizontal scroll that would keep the thead aligned with tbody as you scrolled through the content.
  • I also required a vertical scroll that would keep the thead in view at all times.

To accomplish this, I ended up using two tables. While it works, I am facing an issue with the column widths being determined by the size of the text inside them rather than the width property I set. Can anyone assist me with this?

All I want is for the width of a column to actually represent the width of that column.

EDIT: The reason why the widths are set to 1200px is because within the overflow div, the actual size is 8 times 150px.

<script type='text/javascript'>
        function MatchScroll(SourceID, TargetID, DoIfMoz) {
                if (DoIfMoz || navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") == -1) document.getElementById(TargetID).scrollLeft = document.getElementById(SourceID).scrollLeft;
        }
    </script>

    <div id='HeaderTable'  style='width:883px;overflow:auto;overflow-y:hidden;overflow-x:hidden;'>
        <table border='1'   id='HeaderTable' style='width:1200px;float:left;table-layout:fixed;'>
            <thead style='text-align:left;'>
                <tr style='display:block;margin-left:1px;'>
                    <th width='150' style='width:150px;'>t</th>
                    <th width='150' style='width:150px;'>t</th>
                    <th width='150' style='width:150px;'>tt</th>
                    <th width='150' style='width:150px;'>t</th>
                    <th width='150' style='width:150px;'>t</th>
                    <th width='150' style='width:150px;'>ttttt</th>
                    <th width='150' style='width:150px;'>ttttt</th>
                    <th width='150' style='width:150px;'>tt</th>
                </tr>
            </thead>
        </table>
    </div>
    <div id='DataTable' style='height:300px;float:left;overflow:auto;overflow-x:auto;overflow-y:scroll;width:900px;'  onmouseup="MatchScroll('DataTable','HeaderTable', true);" onmousemove="MatchScroll('DataTable','HeaderTable', false);"     >
        <table border='1' style='width:1200px;float:left;table-layout:fixed;'>
            <tbody id='ClearDetails'>
                <tr id='Row0' style='color:black;height:auto;display:block;'>
                    <td style='width:150px;'>1</td>
                    <td style='width=150px;'>1</td>
                    <td style='width=150px;'>1</td>
                    <td style='width=150px;'>1</td>
                    <td style='width=150px;'>1111111111</td>
                    <td style='width=150px;'>1</td>
                    <td style='width=150px;'>1</td>
                    <td style='width=150px;'>1</td>
                </tr>
            </tbody>
        </table>
    </div>

Answer №1

If you're unsure about the scale of your entire project, consider utilizing the jquery dataTable plugin as a solution.

This plugin offers numerous features for manipulating tables. For simpler implementations, I recommend using the "jquery.min" file to access basic options.

Answer №2

When using CSS, the width: x property actually sets the minimum width for an element. This means that if the content inside the element exceeds the specified width, the browser will expand the column to fit the text.

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