Table Results

Markdown tables can be created using the ToTableResult extension method.

Any type that extends IEnumerable<> can be used.

If the type is a simple type it is rendered in a single column like this,

// some simple data which will convert to a table
IEnumerable<int?> data = Enumerable.Range(1, 3).OfType<int?>().Append(element: null);
string tableResult = data.ToTableResult(defaultWhenNull: " - ");

Building the following table,

x
1
2
3
-

Multi column tables can be created from POCOs and Anonymous types like this,

// some complex data which will convert to a table
var data = Enumerable
    .Range(1, 3)
    .Select(i => new
    {
        Name = $"Name {i}",
        Id = i,
        Nested = new { ChildId = i + 1 },
    });
string tableResult = data.ToTableResult();

Building a table like this,

Name	Id	Nested
Name 1	1	{"ChildId":2}
Name 2	2	{"ChildId":3}
Name 3	3	{"ChildId":4}

Nested complex types are serialized using JSON.