# Tables
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This extension adds support for GFM tables.
```java
final Markwon markwon = Markwon.builder(context)
// create default instance of TablePlugin
.usePlugin(TablePlugin.create(context))
```
```java
final TableTheme tableTheme = TableTheme.builder()
.tableBorderColor(Color.RED)
.tableBorderWidth(0)
.tableCellPadding(0)
.tableHeaderRowBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK)
.tableEvenRowBackgroundColor(Color.GREEN)
.tableOddRowBackgroundColor(Color.YELLOW)
.build();
final Markwon markwon = Markwon.builder(context)
.usePlugin(TablePlugin.create(tableTheme))
```
Please note, that _by default_ tables have limitations. For example, there is no support
for images inside table cells. And table contents won't be copied to clipboard if a TextView
has such functionality. Table will always take full width of a TextView in which it is displayed.
All columns will always be the of the same width. So, _default_ implementation provides basic
functionality which can answer some needs. These all come from the limited nature of the TextView
to display such content.
In order to provide full-fledged experience, tables must be displayed in a special widget.
Since version `3.0.0` Markwon provides a special artifact `markwon-recycler` that allows
to render markdown in a set of widgets in a RecyclerView. It also gives ability to change
display widget form TextView to any other.
```java
final Table table = Table.parse(Markwon, TableBlock);
myTableWidget.setTable(table);
```
Unfortunately Markwon does not provide a widget that can be used for tables. But it does
provide API that can be used to achieve desired result.