Code Igniter: Adding built in CI functions to a table - php

Question

I am attempting to add some styling to a table in Code Igniter, I realize CI has a built in table library to help achieve this. I'm unsure how to implement this in my specific implementation however. I'm looking to incorporate these inbuilt functions:
$this->load->library('table');
$this->table->set_heading(array('Name', 'Color', 'Size'));
How can I add those functions in my specific implementation?
I have the following controller:
public function ecomma(){
$this->load->model('report_model');
$data ['query'] = $this->report_model->generate_ecomm_data_report();
$this->load->view('report_view', $data);
}
My view:
<table>
<tbody>
<?php foreach($query as $row): ?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $row->no_skus; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row->brand; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row->unique_models; ?></td>
</tr>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</tbody>
</table>

Answer 1

Using the Table library is quite easy. This example requires that generate_ecomm_data_report()returns the results of a query. For example:
return $this->db->query('YOUR QUERY HERE');
Controller:
public function ecomma(){
$this->load->library('table');
$this->load->model('report_model');
$query = $this->report_model->generate_ecomm_data_report();
One advantage to the Table library is that styling is quite easy using the template scheme of the class. For instance to add a CSS class to the header and to rows.
controller continues:
$my_styles = array(
"thead_open" => "<thead class='my_style'>",
"row_start' => '<tr class='my-row-style'>");
$this->table->set_template($my_styles);
$this->table->set_heading(array('Name', 'Color', 'Size'));
$data[table] = $this->table->generate($query);
$this->load->view('report_view', $data);
}
View:
<?php echo isset($table) ? $table : "No Data"; ?>
The result will be a table structure like the one you create in the foreach loop - only this one has style.