How do I highlight an HTML table column with Boots

Question

I am using bootstrap and have created a table in which I need columns grouped together. Is there any bootstrap options that I can use? I am willing to write my own CSS to do it, but I would rather not if there is a built in bootstrap way to do it.

For example, in the table below I would want the Current columns with one color background and the New columns to have another.

http://jsfiddle.net/75v7W/

<table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <td></td>
            <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Current</td>
            <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">New</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>ID</th>
            <th>First Name</th>
            <th>Last Name</th>
            <th>Fisrt Name</th>
            <th>Last Name</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>1</td>
            <td>John</td>
            <td>Bauer</td>
            <td>Jack</td>
            <td>Bauer</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

UPDATE: I have achieved something of what I am looking for using colgroup and, alas, custom CSS (though not very much) : http://jsfiddle.net/75v7W/4/

Answer 1

It is better, if it is possible use the bootstrap build-in css classes.

There is a built in way to hightlight a columns: https://jsfiddle.net/DanielKis/wp6bt229/

HTML:

<table class="table table-condensed">
  <colgroup>
    <col class="bg-success"></col>
    <col span="2" class="bg-info"></col>
    <col span="2" class="bg-danger"></col>
  </colgroup>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <td></td>
      <td colspan="2" class="text-center bg-primary">Current</td>
      <td colspan="2" class="text-center">New</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th>ID</th>
      <th>First Name</th>
      <th>Last Name</th>
      <th>Fisrt Name</th>
      <th>Last Name</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>1</td>
      <td>Johnny</td>
      <td>English</td>
      <td>Bud</td>
      <td>Spencer</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

You can use

• bg-primary
• bg-success
• bg-info
• bg-warning
• bg-danger

Css classes to colorize your columns, cells, etc.

Answer 2

I achieved something of what I am looking for using colgroup and, alas, custom CSS (though not very much): http://jsfiddle.net/75v7W/4/

Note: For the background-colors below, I pulled from the success, error, etc. from the default colors in the bootstrap.css. If you have customized your bootstrap.css, these specific colors may not work for you.

CSS

colgroup col.success {
  background-color: #dff0d8;
}
colgroup col.error {
  background-color: #f2dede;
}
colgroup col.warning {
  background-color: #fcf8e3;
}
colgroup col.info {
  background-color: #d9edf7;
}   

TABLE

<table class="table table-condensed">
    <colgroup>
        <col>
        <col span="2" class="info">
        <col span="2" class="success">
    </colgroup>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <td></td>
            <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Current</td>
            <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">New</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>ID</th>
            <th>First Name</th>
            <th>Last Name</th>
            <th>Fisrt Name</th>
            <th>Last Name</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>1</td>
            <td>John</td>
            <td>Bauer</td>
            <td>Jack</td>
            <td>Bauer</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>