The Divide Table action can be configured using the following properties.

Divide at Rows Matching this Pattern

In this field a pattern can be entered. A table row that matches the pattern is considered a divider and will cause the creation of a new table. Note that the pattern must match the entire row.

Divide at Rows Not Matching this Pattern

In this field a pattern can be entered. A table row that does not match the pattern is considered a divider and will cause the creation of a new table. Note that the pattern must match the entire row to prevent the row from becoming a divider.

Include This in Row Matching

Specifies what should be included from a row when matching against the pattern.

• "Only Text" specifies that only the text should be included.
• "HTML" specifies that the whole HTML should be included.

Ignore Case in Row Matching

Specifies whether case should be ignored during row matching. Check this property if case should be ignored.

Divide at Rows with Min. No. of Columns and Divide at Rows with Max. No. of Columns

These properties specify an interval for the number of table columns in a row. If the number of columns in a row is within the interval the row is considered a divider, thus resulting in a new table.

First Sub Table Number

The number of the first sub table to loop from. The number can be specified to count either forward from the first sub table, or backwards from the last sub table.

Last Sub Table Number

The number of the last sub table to loop to. The number can be specified to count either forward from the first sub table, or backwards from the last sub table.

Place Divider Row in Table Header

If this property is checked then the located divider row will be placed inside a <thead>-tag of the sub table. If it is not checked then the divider is kept as in the sub table.

This property does not apply when dividing tags in XML documents.

Assume the found tag looks like this:

<table>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <th> Model </th>
      <th> Description </th>
      <th> Price </th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td> XXX </td>
      <td> New Model </td>
      <td> 200 </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th> Model </th>
      <th> Description </th>
      <th> Price </th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td> YYY </td>
      <td> Old Model </td>
      <td> 100.5 </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

If the Divide at Rows Matching this Pattern property is set to ".*descript.*" and the Place Divider Row in Table Header property is not checked, the output in the first iteration will be:

<table>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <th> Model </th>
      <th> Description </th>
      <th> Price </th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td> XXX </td>
      <td> New Model </td>
      <td> 200 </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

and in the second iteration:

<table>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <th> Model </th>
      <th> Description </th>
      <th> Price </th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td> YYY </td>
      <td> Old Model </td>
      <td> 100.5 </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>