Table cell customization (cell tag)

In a radio table or checkbox table, the syntax O[*] can be used to target every option without needing to specify them individually. In the following example, O[*] is the equivalent of O[1..5].

1A. Targeting every individual option in one row.
type: radio table
rowsfrom: series[1..5]
optsfrom: series[1..5]
cell: R[3] O[*]

If only the row is defined at the cell tag, such as R[3], the system will target the entire row of options as a single unit.

1B. Targeting the entire row of options as one.
type: radio table
rowsfrom: series[1..5]
optsfrom: series[1..5]
cell: R[3]

Depending on the survey theme used, this could affect the button or cell layout of the table differently. This distinction also affects how the image and text decorators behave. Try both programming options to see what works best for your survey.

As the above examples have demonstrated, specifying a target cell removes the option from that cell. It is possible to replace the contents of the targeted cell instead of leaving it blank using the text and image decorators.

In Q1A, the first option in the third row is replaced with an image, and then in Q1B it is replaced with text.

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Note, the first example references an image that has been uploaded to the survey's images folder.

The option_span: y and column_span: y decorators merge adjacent table cells. When merged, any content added via text or image decorators will appear only once within the merged cells, rather than repeating in each individual cell.

3. Targeting options 2,4,5; merging options 4 and 5:
type: radio table
mode: classic
rowsfrom: series[1..3] 
optsfrom: series[1..5]
cell: R[2] O[2,4,5] { option_span: y } { text: N/A }

4. Targeting columns 2,4,5; merging columns 4 and 5:
type: text table
size: 3
rowsfrom: series[1..5]
colsfrom: series[1..5]
cell: R[2] C[2,4,5] { column_span: y } { text: N/A }

The condition decorator applies the cell tag to specific cells only when a condition is true. For example, in Q2A, cell: C[1] {text: N/A} replaces all cells in column 1 with "N/A." The condition limits this replacement to rows not selected in Q2.

In Q2B, a similar approach is used for a radio table. Here, [rid] is changed to [id] in the condition to reference table options instead of rows.

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To enable the "Other" option in a table, include the cell tag with the autoother placeholder decorator. In the example below, option 97 in the HEROES list uses the autoother decorator. Then, the R[*] placeholder is placed on the cell tag, indicating that the autoother placeholder and text should be pulled into every cell in the "Other" row. 

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Responses from a previous table can be piped into another table by using the cell tag to target specific columns for piping. For example, in T7B, column 1 displays responses from T7A (the previous year), while column 2 allows users to input anticipated results for this year. Both tables share the same SKIRESORTS list for rows. The text decorator specifies the piped text using {text: $Q7AR[rid]} to dynamically insert responses from T7A into T7B.

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Question widgets may be piped or "embedded" into cells using a text decorator with the cell tag. In the below example, T9 is defined as a text table. The text decorator uses double-underscore syntax, similar to set text widgets, to replace the targeted cells with the pulldown-type questions defined in the block below the table, embedding those questions in the table.

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Option data from a list or sheet can also be piped into a cell by using a text decorator with the cell tag. For instance, in column 1 (Category), the text decorator replaces the default content with data from the CAT field in the BRANDS list. Inline XSlate code ([% ... %]) accesses the row data ($row_data) and retrieves and displays the corresponding CAT values.

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