OASIS Open Exchange CALS Table Model (XML version)

charoff

Table Character Offset (OASIS Table Model)

Definition

Horizontal offset from the alignment character specified by the char attribute; the percent of the current column width to the left of the (left edge of the) alignment character

Remarks

Character alignment is set using three attributes:

  1. align is set to “char”;
  2. char contains the character to use for the aligning, for example, a decimal point “.” or equal sign “=”; and
  3. charoff contains the percent of the current column width to the left of the (left edge of the) alignment character, for example, “30”.

The official OASIS Exchange CALS Table Model documentation can be found at http://www.oasis-open.org/specs/a502.htm

Attribute Values

In Elements

<oasis:colspec> Column Specification (OASIS Table Model)
<oasis:entry> Table Entry (OASIS Table Model)
Value Meaning
A number A numeric string that may include common punctuation (comma, colon, period, etc.)
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used.

OASIS Open Exchange CALS Table Model (XML version)

Version of March 2007