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Allow modules to inject columns into tables more easily

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Created on 30 December 2012, over 12 years ago
Updated 17 April 2025, 5 days ago

Follow-up to: #80855: Add element #type table and merge tableselect/tabledrag into it →

Problem

  • Other modules can easily append a column to a table, but injecting a column in between existing requires complex futzing with array indexes, since theme_table() is unaware of the render element structure; quoting @quicksketch:

    it doesn't look like this easily allows modules that form_alter() a table to easily add an additional column (other than at the end of the table), since the order of the table is based on the declaration order, rather than the order of the header or some weight system.

Goal

  • Make it easy to inject table columns into the middle of an existing table.
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Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

forms system

Created by

🇩🇪Germany sun Karlsruhe

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  • Comment 5 days ago →
    🇺🇸United States smustgrave

    Thank you for creating this issue to improve Drupal.

    We are working to decide if this task is still relevant to a currently supported version of Drupal. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or is no longer relevant. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

    Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

    Thanks!

  • Comment 5 days ago →
    🇷🇴Romania amateescu

    This looks like a valid feature request still.

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