<column> (in a table)
<column> is a container for a column of <cell> children
inside a <spreadsheet>. It is the column-oriented
counterpart to <row>: each child <cell> populates
the next row of the same column.
Unlike <row>, which is also accepted inside a
<tabular>, <column> is only valid as a child of
<spreadsheet> in non-matrix contexts. For
column-by-column construction of a matrix, see
<column> (in a matrix).
Attributes and Properties
Attributes for <column>
Other (5)
text. Column number where this column is placed (1-based).
textList. Symbols treated as function names when parsing.
parseScientificNotationboolean. Whether to parse expressions like 1e3 as scientific notation.
reference. References whose names should be treated as function symbols when parsing.
boolean. Whether multi-character symbols are split into a product of variables.
Common to all components (9)
copyreference. Create an independent copy of another component by reference. Enter a references a $name.
disabledboolean. Default value: false. Whether this component is disabled and cannot be interacted with.
extendreference. Extend another component by reference, inheriting its children and attributes. Enter a reference as $name.
fixedboolean. Default value: false. Whether this component's value is fixed and cannot be modified.
fixLocationboolean. Default value: false. Whether this component's location is fixed (preventing it from being moved while still allowing other modifications).
hideboolean. Default value: false. Whether to hide this component from the rendered output.
isResponseboolean. Default value: false. Whether this component is treated as a response for the purposes of assessment.
nametext. The name used to reference this component from elsewhere in the document.
styleNumberinteger. Default value: 1. The style number used to select this component's visual styling from the available style definitions.
Properties for <column name="c">
Other (5)
$c.colNumtext. Column number where this column is placed (1-based).
$c.disabledboolean. Whether this component is disabled and cannot be interacted with.
$c.fixedboolean. Whether this component's value is fixed and cannot be modified.
$c.fixLocationboolean. Whether this component's location is fixed (preventing it from being moved while still allowing other modifications).
Common to all components (4)
$c.doenetMLtext. The DoenetML source code that produced this component.
$c.hideboolean. Whether to hide this component from the rendered output.
$c.isResponseboolean. Whether this component is treated as a response for the purposes of assessment.
$c.styleNumberinteger. The style number used to select this component's visual styling from the available style definitions.
Examples
Example: Build a spreadsheet column-by-column
Two <column> children populate the spreadsheet column by column.
Compare with <row>, which populates row by row.
Attribute Examples
Attribute Example: colNum
Setting colNum anchors the column to a specific column letter (or number).
Without it, columns fill from the left in the order they appear.