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SetTableLayout

Specifies the algorithm which will be used to lay out the contents of the current table within the document.

Inherited from ApiTablePr.SetTableLayout.

Example​

Choose whether a table resizes its columns automatically or keeps them at a fixed width in a document.

// How do I prevent table columns from changing size when content is added in a document?

// Lock column widths so the table structure stays consistent regardless of content in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("We set the table cells to preserve their size:");
let tableStyle = doc.CreateStyle("CustomTableStyle", "table");
tableStyle.SetBasedOn(doc.GetStyle("Bordered"));
let tablePr = tableStyle.GetTablePr();
let table = Api.CreateTable(3, 3);
tablePr.SetTableLayout("fixed");
table.SetTableLook(true, true, true, true, false, false);
table.SetStyle(tableStyle);
let cell = table.GetRow(0).GetCell(0);
cell.GetContent().GetElement(0).AddText("Fixed layout");
doc.Push(table);