Formatting of datagrid->render VS table->toHtml

[mcmorris95125]

The Structure_DataGrid docs "complex example" shows all of the HTML level formatting being done on the HTML_Table instance directly, rather than using the DataGrid_Renderer object functions. Then the output is done with the $table->toHtml() rather than with the $datagrid->render() function.

First Q: Why is this... Is using the HTMLTable functions preferred, or is this an artifact of old documentation not updated? Because it seems like (almost) all the formatting tools are in the Renderer classes.

Second Q: The one thing I can't figure out how to do via the HTML_Table_Renderer driver is assigning Table level attributes --- specifically a CSS class to the table element. I pass an array('class'=>'datagrid') to the new HTMLTable() constructor... and by using the table->toHtml(), the class is assigned. But if I use the datagrid->render(), I cannot get the class to show up. The Renderer has options to set headers, all cells, alternating rows, etc., but apparently no table level attribute??? Does this mean I must use toHtml() ??

Thanks in advance,

MCM

[mark]

[mcmorris95125]

I was afraid I was doing something wrong, or overlooking something obvious.

Having the confidence that using HTML_Table methods is really the right thing to do is all I needed!!!

I appreciate the clarification, Mark!