Returns a tab string.

Syntax

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string char.tab()

Parameters

This Viper method does not expose any parameters.

Return Value

Data Type	Description
String	Tab character.

Example

XmlDataTable and Format Example

This example demonstrates the use of XmlDataTable to fill a datatable and the Format macro to render a datatable.

Note that the format macro is a special case where you can use formatting and the resultformat parameter inside the macro itself. This is a convenient way of formatting a datatable after you have modified it using other macros such as Join or Sort.

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<se:xmldatatable save="inputdatatable" resulttype="datatable"> <se:row> <se:col name="Animal">Tiger</se:col> <se:col name="Legs" datatype="integer">4</se:col> <se:col name="Diet">carnivore</se:col> </se:row> <se:row> <se:col>Owl</se:col> <se:col>2</se:col> <se:col>carnivore</se:col> </se:row> <se:row> <se:col>Snake</se:col> <se:col>0</se:col> <se:col>carnivore</se:col> </se:row> <se:row> <se:col>Rabbit</se:col> <se:col>4</se:col> <se:col>herbivore</se:col> </se:row> <se:row> <se:col>Bee</se:col> <se:col>6</se:col> <se:col>herbivore</se:col> </se:row> <se:row> <se:col>Human</se:col> <se:col>2</se:col> <se:col>omnivore</se:col> </se:row> <se:row> <se:col>Bear</se:col> <se:col>4</se:col> <se:col>omnivore</se:col> </se:row> </se:xmldatatable> <se:format inputdata="inputdatatable" rem="render datatable in an html table"> <se:rowformat> <se:colformat><td>{this.field()}</td></se:colformat> <se:rowresult>{char.tab()}<tr>{this.rowresult()}</tr>{char.crlf()}</se:rowresult> </se:rowformat> <se:captionformat match="first"> <se:colformat><th>{this.colname()}</th></se:colformat> <se:rowresult>{char.tab()}<tr>{this.rowresult()}</tr>{char.crlf()}</se:rowresult> </se:captionformat> <se:resultformat><table>{char.crlf()}{this.result()}</table></se:resultformat> </se:format>

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<se:xmldatatable save="inputdatatable" resulttype="datatable">
    <se:row>
        <se:col name="Animal">Tiger</se:col>
        <se:col name="Legs" datatype="integer">4</se:col>
        <se:col name="Diet">carnivore</se:col>
    </se:row>
    <se:row>
        <se:col>Owl</se:col>
        <se:col>2</se:col>
        <se:col>carnivore</se:col>
    </se:row>
    <se:row>
        <se:col>Snake</se:col>
        <se:col>0</se:col>
        <se:col>carnivore</se:col>
    </se:row>
    <se:row>
        <se:col>Rabbit</se:col>
        <se:col>4</se:col>
        <se:col>herbivore</se:col>
    </se:row>
    <se:row>
        <se:col>Bee</se:col>
        <se:col>6</se:col>
        <se:col>herbivore</se:col>
    </se:row>
    <se:row>
        <se:col>Human</se:col>
        <se:col>2</se:col>
        <se:col>omnivore</se:col>
    </se:row>
    <se:row>
        <se:col>Bear</se:col>
        <se:col>4</se:col>
        <se:col>omnivore</se:col>
    </se:row>
</se:xmldatatable>

<se:format inputdata="inputdatatable" rem="render datatable in an html table">
    <se:rowformat>
        <se:colformat><td>{this.field()}</td></se:colformat>
        <se:rowresult>{char.tab()}<tr>{this.rowresult()}</tr>{char.crlf()}</se:rowresult>
    </se:rowformat>

    <se:captionformat match="first">
        <se:colformat><th>{this.colname()}</th></se:colformat>
        <se:rowresult>{char.tab()}<tr>{this.rowresult()}</tr>{char.crlf()}</se:rowresult>
    </se:captionformat>

    <se:resultformat><table>{char.crlf()}{this.result()}</table></se:resultformat>
</se:format>

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