I am currently utilizing a bootstrap table.
When I have a complete set of data for my table, everything appears to be functioning correctly.
<table class="table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">#</th>
<th scope="col">First</th>
<th scope="col">Last</th>
<th scope="col">Handle</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">1</th>
<td>Mark</td>
<td>Otto</td>
<td>@mdo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">2</th>
<td>Jacob</td>
<td>Thornton</td>
<td>@fat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3</th>
<td>Larry</td>
<td>the Bird</td>
<td>@twitter</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Sometimes, however, when making HTTP requests, the table layout can become disorganized. For instance, if there are 7 header cells (th) specified but only data for the first three cells (td) is received.
As shown below:
<table class="table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">#</th>
<th scope="col">First</th>
<th scope="col">Last</th>
<th scope="col">Handle</th>
<th scope="col">City</th>
<th scope="col">Zip</th>
<th scope="col">Country</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row"> 1</th>
<td> Mark</td>
<td>:</itd>
<td>$ :<&slasod>
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in such cases, the appearance of the table can be affected negatively.</p>
<p>The issue lies in the CSS classes provided by Bootstrap:</p>
<pre><code>.table td, .table th {
padding: .75rem;
vertical-align: top;
border-top: 1px solid #dee2e6;
}
This styling applies border tops only to cells with content.
To ensure consistent borders across all rows even with varying cell contents, an alternative solution is required. Would generating empty td elements be advisable?
It's essential not to display empty cells if null values are retrieved from the backend. How can this problem be addressed?
I have experimented with applying borders to the tr element instead of individual tds, but it hasn't yielded the desired outcome. The border extends only up to the last cell rather than spanning the entire width of the table.
.tr {
border-top: 2px solid #dee2e6;
}
What would be the best approach to resolve this challenge?