Template:Diagonal split header/doc
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Usage
This template simulates a table header cell split diagonally, a device often used to compactly label headers of rows and columns, as in this example:
To From |
Solid | Liquid | Gas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solid | Solid-solid transformation | Melting | Sublimation |
| Liquid | Freezing | — | Boiling/evaporation |
| Gas | Deposition | Condensation | — |
To use it, create a header cell using ! followed by {{diagonal split header|NATURE-OF-ROW-HEADERS|NATURE-OF-COLUMN-HEADERS}}.
As the effect is achieved by drawing a diagonal line across the cell, the two headers are still part of the same cell and can easily overrun the line. A remedy is to pad the headers with non-breaking spaces ( ) and/or line breaks (<br />), as in the example above. The template user is responsible for checking that it does not overrun on common Web browsers.
A third parameter can be added to change the background colour from the standard header cell colour. Changing it to white, #fff, or #f8f9fa (the standard non-header background colour) lets the template be applied to non-header cells. Prefix it with | instead of !, as in this Friend or Foe? payoff matrix:
Pair 2 Pair 1
|
"Friend" (cooperate) |
"Foe" (defect) |
|---|---|---|
| "Friend" (cooperate) |
1 1
|
2 0
|
| "Foe" (defect) |
0 2
|
0 0
|
The template is compatible with collapsible tables, and cells using colspan or rowspan, in which case place the colspan/rowspan attribute between ! and {{diagonal split header …}}. It is not compatible with sortable tables, as the sort arrows are not drawn, but this problem can be resolved by using a second header row:
n Township |
2025 | 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov | Dec | Jan | ||
| Aoraki | Mount Cook | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Aparima | Riverton | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Waiau | Franz Josef | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Template data
Simulate a table header cell split diagonally
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rows | 1 | header of row headers, shown on the bottom left
| String | required |
| Columns | 2 | header of column headers, shown on the top right
| String | required |
| Background colour | 3 | Optional colour of background, otherwise the standard header background is used
| String | optional |