Option to use all caps in select table locations

Sometimes an all-capitalized look is suitable for a table. With the opt_all_caps() function, we can transform characters in the column labels, the stub, and in all row groups in this way (and there's control over which of these locations are transformed).

This function serves as a convenient shortcut for <gt_tbl> |> tab_options(<location>.text_transform = "uppercase", <location>.font.size = pct(80), <location>.font.weight = "bolder") (for all locations selected).

Usage

opt_all_caps(
  data,
  all_caps = TRUE,
  locations = c("column_labels", "stub", "row_group")
)

Arguments

data

The gt table data object

obj:<gt_tbl> // required

This is the gt table object that is commonly created through use of the gt() function.

all_caps

Use all-caps transformation

scalar<logical> // default: TRUE

A logical value to indicate whether the text transformation to all caps should be performed (TRUE, the default) or reset to default values (FALSE) for the locations targeted.

locations

Locations to target

mult-kw:[column_labels|stub|row_group] // default: c("column_labels", "stub", "row_group")

Which locations should undergo this text transformation? By default it includes all of the "column_labels", the "stub", and the "row_group" locations. However, we could just choose one or two of those.

Value

An object of class gt_tbl.

Examples

Use the exibble dataset to create a gt table with a number of table parts added (using functions like summary_rows(), grand_summary_rows(), and more). Following that, we'll ensure that all text in the column labels, the stub, and in all row groups is transformed to all caps using opt_all_caps().

exibble |>
  gt(rowname_col = "row", groupname_col = "group") |>
  summary_rows(
    groups = "grp_a",
    columns = c(num, currency),
    fns = c("min", "max")
  ) |>
  grand_summary_rows(
    columns = currency,
    fns = total ~ sum(., na.rm = TRUE)
  ) |>
  tab_source_note(source_note = "This is a source note.") |>
  tab_footnote(
    footnote = "This is a footnote.",
    locations = cells_body(columns = 1, rows = 1)
  ) |>
  tab_header(
    title = "The title of the table",
    subtitle = "The table's subtitle"
  ) |>
  opt_all_caps()

Function ID

10-9

Function Introduced

v0.2.0.5 (March 31, 2020)

See also

Other table option functions: opt_align_table_header(), opt_css(), opt_footnote_marks(), opt_footnote_spec(), opt_horizontal_padding(), opt_interactive(), opt_row_striping(), opt_stylize(), opt_table_font(), opt_table_lines(), opt_table_outline(), opt_vertical_padding()