subTabe omit < tr > for the first row

[fritzr]

Hi togehter,
is it possible to omit the < tr >-Tag for the first row of the subtable?

Background:
I want to display a table like the following

----------------------------------- |
| Row 1 | Subrow 1 |
| |------------------------|
| | Subrow 2 |
-----------------------------------|

Column1 has a dynamic calculated rowSpan based on the children size. My problem is, that the table looks like this:

----------------------------------- |
| Row 1 | ------------------------|
| | Subrow 1 |
| |------------------------|
| | Subrow 2 |
-----------------------------------|

Becaue the subrow starts with a new -environment, the usually html-convention can not be fullfilled: regulary you would provide the missing < td > and start a new row (tr) for the second subrow (subrow2).

The problem is, that if row1 increases its title (larger height) the first (dummy) row increases as well.

Any idea?

[sergeysmirnov]

Can you write in pure html the layout you want to archive. It might be easy to understand what you want in this way

[fritzr]

Hi,
of course...

I need something like this:

1: <table>
2: <tr>
3: <td rowspan="2">Cause 1</td>
4: <td>Place 1</td>
5: </tr>
6: <tr>
7: <td>Place 2</td>
8: </tr>
9: </table>

So the trick is, that my subtable delivers the Place items, based on the cause object. Now I need the subtable to omit the first and start the subitems within the first row (line 4) In my current configuration I have somethin like this:

1: <table>
2: <tr>
3: <td rowspan="2">Cause 1</td>
4: <td>manually inserted</td>
5: </tr>
6: <tr>
7: <td>Place 2</td>
8: </tr>
9: </table>

[alexsmirnov]

you do not need a subrow in this case, just define a rowspan for a first column. The table component have to skip rendering of the first column for subsequent rows.

[fritzr]

Mmm, I think, that I don't understand you right...

Can you pleae post an example?

Here is my example:

 <rich:dataTable id="causeList" var="cause" value="#{causes}" rowKeyVar="rowKey">
 <f:facet name="header">
 <rich:columnGroup>
 <rich:column width="200">
 <h:outputText value="#{msg.cause}" />
 </rich:column>
 <rich:column width="180">
 <h:outputText value="#{msg.place}" />
 </rich:column>
 </rich:columnGroup>
 </f:facet>

 <!-- Insert causes -->
 <rich:column rowspan="#{cause.rowSpan}" id="causeItem">
 <h:outputText value="#{cause.causeType.cause}"/>
 </rich:column>

 <rich:column rendered="#{cause.rowSpan == 1}">
 <h:commandLink action="createplace" styleClass="quickLink">
 <f:param name="causeId" value="#{cause.id}"/>
 #{msg.addPlaceLong}
 </h:commandLink>
 </rich:column>


 <rich:subTable var="place" value="#{cause.places}">

 <!-- Insert places -->
 <rich:column rowspan="#{place.rowSpan}" id="placeItem" >
 <h:outputText value="#{place.title}"/>
 </rich:column>

 <rich:column rendered="#{place.rowSpan == 1}" style="border-top:solid 1px #C0C0C0;">
 <h:commandLink action="createconsequence" styleClass="quickLink">
 <f:param name="placeId" value="#{place.id}"/>
 #{msg.addConsequenceLong}
 </h:commandLink>

 </rich:column>
 </rich:subTable>
 </rich:dataTable>