How do I set text to left or right side in tables generated in report generator?

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When I create a report I need to set text to left side to get a nice look. How do I do that?
Some part of my code:
T = cell2table(data);
T.Properties.VariableNames{1} = 'Status';
T.Properties.VariableNames{2} = 'Hours';
T.Properties.VariableNames{3} = 'Percent';
table = BaseTable(T)
add(R, table);
Table_setting.JPG
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Rahul Singhal
Rahul Singhal on 16 Aug 2019
Do you want data of all the columns to align to the left or just one column?
Also, what is the output type of your report?
Per Wallentin
Per Wallentin on 19 Aug 2019
When it comes to text I need to left align then and when I have digits/values I would like to right align them.
The output is in PDF format.
Thank you for helping me.

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Rahul Singhal
Rahul Singhal on 19 Aug 2019
Hi Per,
As you want content of some columns to be aligned to the left and content of some columns to be aligned to the right, you can construct a DOM MATLABTable and use its ColSpecGroups property to specify the column formatting.
Below is a sample script:
import mlreportgen.dom.*
import mlreportgen.report.*
% Create sample data
data = {'Initializing', '0.0', '0.2'; 'Cleared', '12.2', '71.1'};
T = cell2table(data);
T.Properties.VariableNames{1} = 'Status';
T.Properties.VariableNames{2} = 'Hours';
T.Properties.VariableNames{3} = 'Percent';
% Create a PDF report
R = Report('myrpt', 'pdf');
open(R);
% Create a DOM MATLABTable
domTable = MATLABTable(T);
domTable.Width = '100%';
% Specify the col specs to left-align the content of the first column and
% right-align the content of the second and third columns
grps(1) = TableColSpecGroup;
specs(1) = TableColSpec;
specs(1).Style = {HAlign('left')};
specs(2) = TableColSpec;
specs(2).Style = {HAlign('right')};
specs(3) = TableColSpec;
specs(3).Style = {HAlign('right')};
grps(1).ColSpecs = specs;
domTable.ColSpecGroups = grps;
% Create a BaseTable reporter from the DOM MATLABTable and add it to the report
baseTable = BaseTable(domTable);
add(R, baseTable);
% Close and view the report
close(R)
rptview(R);
Thanks,
Rahul
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Per Wallentin
Per Wallentin on 20 Aug 2019
Hi Rahul,
that worked very well. Now report content is much easier to read.
Thank you very much!
Kind regards
Per

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