Phpword: Cannot set table width through a style defined by addTableStyle()

[anrikun]

According to documentation this should write a 100% width table but width is ignored:

    $table_style = array(
      'unit' => \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Table::WIDTH_PERCENT,
      'width' => 100 * 50,
    );
    $php_word->addTableStyle('myTable', $table_style);
    $table = $section->addTable('myTable');

Only the following writes a 100% width table as expected:

    $table = $section->addTable(array(
      'unit' => \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Table::WIDTH_PERCENT,
      'width' => 100 * 50,
    ));

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[B-Prod]

I can confirm this with the last version of PHPWord.

[tanc]

Also confirmed.

[ant-s]

Yes, this is the case. I'm not sure why you also need 100 * 50 for the width. It's possible that if the width is just set to a really large number then it just takes up 100%.

Edit: I just saw the comment:
// Width in fiftieths (1/50) of a percent (1% = 50 unit)
Seems to be a word thing.

[ant-s]

The table style class works well for setting items like so:

    // Create a new table style
    $table_style = new \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Table;
    $table_style->setBorderColor('cccccc');
    $table_style->setBorderSize(1);
    $table_style->setUnit(\PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Table::WIDTH_PERCENT);
    $table_style->setWidth(100 * 50);

    // Add a section to the document.
    $section = $this->phpword->addSection();

    // Set up our table.
    $table = $section->addTable($table_style);

There's a setStyleName on a parent class which just sets $this->styleName, and I'm not sure if there's a way to subsequently refer to the style by name.

[newbro]

Just hit this bug as well.

[rebekahocampo]

Does anyone know the status of this bug? I just installed phpoffice/phpword a couple days ago, and while developing my code, I noticed this same thing is happening. Very Confusing. Thanks @ant-s for the alternative.

[joao-vieira]

Thanks @ant-s , your answer resolved my issue:

I was having trouble uploading a file I had generated with phpword that contained a table. By uploading this and using the storeAs method, the table lost its edges.

Now it work.

[icy2003]

me too……on "phpoffice/phpword": "^0.16.0" (composer.json)

[chrisribe]

Same issue, trying to use a style defined in my document template example "TBL1" but also specify the table width which must be set per table. Seems it is not part of the style in MsWord.