Version 5.7.12

# `Td`

Td wraps a table cell, just like HTML.

## Child elements

`Barcode`, `Bookmark`, `Box`, `Copy-of`, `ForAll`, `Frame`, `Groupcontents`, `Image`, `Loop`, `Mark`, `Overlay`, `Paragraph`, `Switch`, `Table`, `Textblock`, `VSpace`, `Value`

## Parent elements

`Case`, `ForAll`, `Function`, `Loop`, `Otherwise`, `SetVariable`, `Tr`, `Until`, `While`

## Attributes

`align` (optional, CSS property: text-align)
  Horizontal alignment of the cell contents. Defaults to left.
  - `left`: The contents is left aligned (ragged right). This is the default.
  - `right`: The contents of the cell is right aligned.
  - `center`: The contents of the cell is aligned at the center, with ragged right and left margin.
  - `justify`: Justified text with straight margins.
`background-color` (text, optional, CSS property: background-color)
  The name of the background color (if the cell should get a background).
`background-font-family` (text, optional, CSS property: background-font-family, since version 2.3.7)
  Set the font family of the background text. Defaults to the table font.
`background-size` (optional, CSS property: background-size, since version 2.3.7)
  Controls the size of the background text. Currently only ‘contain’ and ‘auto’ is allowed.
  - `contain`: Fill the height of the table cell.
  - `auto`: The background text is not scaled.
`background-text` (optional, CSS property: background-text, since version 2.3.7)
  A text that should be placed in the background of the table cell.
`background-textcolor` (optional, CSS property: background-textcolor, since version 2.3.7)
  The color of the text in the background (if any).
`background-transform` (optional, CSS property: background-transform, since version 2.3.7)
  The transformation of the background text (if any). Currently supported: `rotate(-40deg)` (and other angles in the range 0 to -90).
`border-bottom` (length, optional, CSS property: border-bottom-width)
  The width (thickness) of the bottom border. The border is inside the cell.
`border-bottom-color` (text, optional, CSS property: border-bottom-color)
  The color of the bottom border.
`border-left` (length, optional, CSS property: border-left-width)
  The width (thickness) of the left border. The border is inside the cell.
`border-left-color` (text, optional, CSS property: border-left-color)
  The color of the left border.
`border-right` (length, optional, CSS property: border-right-width)
  The width (thickness) of the right border. The border is inside the cell.
`border-right-color` (text, optional, CSS property: border-right-color)
  The color of the left border.
`border-top` (length, optional, CSS property: border-top-width)
  The width (thickness) of the top border. The border is inside the cell.
`border-top-color` (text, optional, CSS property: border-top-color)
  The color of the top border.
`class` (text, optional)
  The css class to be used for formatting the table cell.
`colspan` (text, optional)
  The number of columns this cell spans. Defaults to 1. Use `*` to span all remaining columns.
`graphic` (text, optional, since version 4.3.12)
  Draw the predefined MetaPost graphic around the table cell.
`id` (text, optional)
  CSS id for this table cell.
`padding` (length, optional, CSS property: padding)
  Shorthand for setting padding-top and the other values with this length.
`padding-bottom` (length, optional, CSS property: padding-bottom)
  Set the inner distance (width between contents and the border) to the bottom edge.
`padding-left` (length, optional, CSS property: padding-left)
  Set the inner distance (width between contents and the border) to the left edge.
`padding-right` (length, optional, CSS property: padding-right)
  Set the inner distance (width between contents and the border) to the right edge.
`padding-top` (length, optional, CSS property: padding-top)
  Set the inner distance (width between contents and the border) to the top edge.
`role` (optional, since version 4.19.23)
  The role for PDF/UA (accessibility, tagged PDF)
`rotate` (number, optional, since version 3.3.7)
  Rotate the contents of the table cell. Positive values return clockwise. This is experimental and currently only for text.
`rowspan` (number, optional)
  The number of rows for this cell. Defaults to 1.
`valign` (optional, CSS property: vertical-align)
  The vertical alignment of the cell.
  - `top`: The contents is aligned at the top edge of the cell.
  - `middle`: The contents is vertically centered.
  - `bottom`: The contents is aligned at the bottom edge of the cell.

## Remarks

The child elements of the table cells are either block objects that start a new line or inline objects that are placed horizontally next to each other (from left to right) until the width of the table cell forces a line break. Block objects are `Paragraph`, `Table` and `Box`, inline objects are `Barcode` and `Image`.

## Example

The following example places a background text behind the Td cell.

    <DefineFontfamily name="td-background" fontsize="12" leading="12">
      <Regular fontface="TeXGyreHeros-Bold"/>
    </DefineFontfamily>

    <Record element="data">
       <PlaceObject>
         <Table stretch="max">
           <Columns>
             <Column width="5cm"/>
           </Columns>
           <Tr>
             <Td border-top="0.25pt" border-bottom="0.25pt"
                background-text="hello!"
                background-textcolor="goldenrod"
                background-transform="rotate(-30deg)"
                background-size="contain"
                background-font-family="td-background">
               <Paragraph><Value>A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul,
                 like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.</Value>
               </Paragraph>
             </Td>
           </Tr>
         </Table>
       </PlaceObject>
    </Record>

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