Multicell() Draws border over previous cell

[mcarpenterjr]

I have a question out on stack overflow,
That pertains to multicell() and borders, where would the best place to get answers to questions like this? is it here, StackOverflow, somewhere else?

Any help/direction much appreciated.

[mcarpenterjr]

I have this block that creates a set of TCPDF MultiCell()s in a multicolumn pdf.

$TColW0 = 29;
$DColW0 = 37;
$mbh = $pdf->getStringHeight($DColW0, $reqHeader['partPackingInfo'], false, true, '', 1);
$pdf->MultiCell($TColW0, $mbh, 'Packaging Details:', 1, 'R', '', 0, '', '', true, 0, false, false, '', 'M', false);
$pdf->MultiCell($DColW0, $mbh, $reqHeader['partPackingInfo'], 1, 'L', '', 1, '', '', true, 0, false, false, '', 'M', false);

• The first line uses TCPDF's native function to get the height of the multi line string and sets the $mbh variable to later set both cells to the same height.
• The $DColW0 and $TColW0 variables are predetermined and set column widths.

My problem is the result looks like this,

I tried using the title column's width in the x value of the data cell, but that just shifts the content out of the column.

The content looks to be in the right place the border for the data cell is just drawn in the wrong spot. Is there a setting or something I'm missing when it comes to MultiCell() borders? Any help/suggestions much appreciated.

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Updating the block to make use of SetX

$TColW0 = 29;
$DColW0 = 37;
$mbh = $pdf->getStringHeight($DColW0, $reqHeader['partPackingInfo'], false, true, '', 1);
$pdf->MultiCell($TColW0, $mbh, 'Packaging Details:', 1, 'R', '', 0, '', '', true, 0, false, false, '', 'M', false);
$pdf->SetX($TColW0);
$pdf->MultiCell($DColW0, $mbh, $reqHeader['partPackingInfo'], 1, 'L', '', 1, '', '', true, 0, false, false, '', 'M', false);

Shifts the content independent of where the border is drawn.

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Using the x specification inside of MultiCell()

$TColW0 = 29;
$DColW0 = 37;
$mbh = $pdf->getStringHeight($DColW0, $reqHeader['partPackingInfo'], false, true, '', 1);
$pdf->MultiCell($TColW0, $mbh, 'Packaging Details:', 1, 'R', '', 0, '', '', true, 0, false, false, '', 'M', false);
$pdf->MultiCell($DColW0, $mbh, $reqHeader['partPackingInfo'], 1, 'L', '', 1, $TColW0, '', true, 0, false, false, '', 'M', false);

Again content shifts, border is drawn over previous cell.

MultiCell() Documentation.

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Result with cell fill turned on.

$TColW0 = 29;
$DColW0 = 37;
$mbh = $pdf->getStringHeight($DColW0, $reqHeader['partPackingInfo'], false, true, '', 1);
$pdf->MultiCell($TColW0, $mbh, 'Packaging Details:', 1, 'R', 1, 0, '', '', true, 0, false, false, '', 'M', false);
$pdf->MultiCell($DColW0, $mbh, $reqHeader['partPackingInfo'], 1, 'L', 1, 1, '', '', true, 0, false, false, '', 'M', false);

Turning fill on paints over all previously drawn borders for that row with the exception of the border for the last cell. The content of both cells is still in the expected position, the border is drawn to the expected size, but is drawn in the wrong position.

[nicolaasuni]

Please report this to:
https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF/issues