Support for multi-line rows in tables

[KantarBruceAdams]

This implementation (as used by VSTS) doesn't seem to support multi-row cells in tables (a github flavour markdown extension). As below:

Fruit	Price	Advantages
Bananas	first line next line	first line next line
Bananas	first line next line	first line next line

If this is deliberate it might help to clarify in the documentation.
(i.e. this page https://help.github.com/articles/organizing-information-with-tables/)

See also:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47324785/how-can-i-add-a-table-with-multi-row-cells-to-a-readme-in-vsts/47335483#47335483

[puzrin]

Seems to work as expected

Could you provide example with error via demo?

[KantarBruceAdams]

I'll take that as sufficient evidence the problem is not markdown-it.

I can't provide an example. Microsoft claim to use your implementation here but they don't state which version or configuration. I suspect they have disabled html completely in VSTS for fear of real or imaginary html injection attack vectors.

[Lucas-C]

Note that if you don't want to use <br> and have a very long row line in Markdown,
you can use this plugin:
https://github.com/RedBug312/markdown-it-multimd-table#multiple-lines-of-row

[CatGirlsAreLife]

What about a markdown table within table? Similar to the rst examples that are similar?
Like a table of appveyor build badges where you got a row named windows which breaks up into VS2017 & VS2017 Preview, and another one named Linux for Appveyor Linux builds.

[mahdiaslami]

if it was possitble to have a table like following table it was more flexible

| column 1 | column 2 |
|----------|----------|
| value    | * value 1|
|          | * value 2|
|----------|----------|
| value    | * value 1|
|          | * value 2|

is there any way to do this? because this structure help to have readable document with notepad and other editor too.

[puzrin]

All extensions should be done via plugins. Default implementation works like github's one and modification requests are not accepted.

[8tm]

Mode 3: HTML (this is the best option in my opinion)

Collumns
First	Second	Third
First 1	Second 2 Second 2	Third 1 Third 2 Third 3
List 1 element	List 2 elements (1) List 2 elements (2)	List 3 elements (1) List 3 elements (2) List 3 elements (3)

[JimLewis]

if it was possitble to have a table like following table it was more flexible

| column 1 | column 2 |
|----------|----------|
| value    | * value 1|
|          | * value 2|
|----------|----------|
| value    | * value 1|
|          | * value 2|

is there any way to do this? because this structure help to have readable document with notepad and other editor too.

I need this too. Maybe I need to switch to .rst as without this, md will not be practical to use. Looking for a replacement for word for general purpose open source documentation.

[eyalroz]

@Riverlance : That's not what's been asked.

@8tm : You haven't posted the markdown source of your table.

[markandersonus]

i need this too

[damies13]

@Riverlance & @8tm

Putting html in the markdown defeats the point of using markdown in the first place, if people need to learn html to use markdown then they may as well just write the whole document in html.

These are suitable as temporary work arounds not solutions.

I'm surprised this issue is closed as I don't see any resolution?

[8tm]

@Riverlance : That's not what's been asked.

@8tm : You haven't posted the markdown source of your table.

Mode 3: instead of < br > use < p >

| Collumns |||
| --- | --- | --- |
| First | Second | Third |
| First 1 | <p> Second 2 <p> Second 2 | <p> Third 1 <p> Third 2 <p> Third 3 |
| * List 1 element | <p>* List 2 elements (1) <p>* List 2 elements (2) | <p>* List 3 elements (1) <p>* List 3 elements (2) <p>* List 3 elements (3) |

Collumns
First	Second	Third
First 1	Second 2 Second 2	Third 1 Third 2 Third 3
* List 1 element	* List 2 elements (1) * List 2 elements (2)	* List 3 elements (1) * List 3 elements (2) * List 3 elements (3)

[sushantsp]

Why cant we have simple Identifier that this is a text blob that needs to come in one cell only.
more like put it in triple quote or quadruple quote or something else. < p >, < b r> arent the solutions and genuinely defeats the purpose of the markdown like someone said above.