ND Basic Table Format

Similar to the ND format, is the basic layout, which uses a fixed format column defined by the header like the ND format. Unlike most other format. this simplified form does not require explicit row markers, yet is at the cost of limited formatting features.

General syntax rules

Column headers are defined with a leading [ (open square bracket) and optionally closed using the ] (close square bracket).
Rows are single lines of text; any text outside the original column definition shall be ignored.
Data shall be appended to the previous line if prefixed with a +.
Blank lines are ignored.
Termination of the table body is by a (end) marker.

Example

The following table <Example NDBasic Table> is an example of an basic style table.

Caption
Column Description	Column 2	Column 3
Row 1, column 1 text additional text	Row 1, column 2 text additional text	Row 1, column 3 addition text
Row 2, column 1 text	Row 2, column 2 text	Row 2, column 3
Row 3, column 1 text	Row 3, column 2 text	Row 3, column 3

Example Basic Table

Source

(start table "Example Basic Table", Caption, format=basic)

   [Column Description  ]      [Column 2               [Column 3        ]

   Row 1, column 1 text   xxx  Row 1, column 2 text    Row 1, column 3     ignored text
 + additional text             additional text         addition text

   Row 2, column 1 text        Row 2, column 2 text    Row 2, column 3
   Row 3, column 1 text        Row 3, column 2 text    Row 3, column 3     more ignored text

(end)

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