How to have a thorough horizontal line in tabular environment?

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I want the horizontal lines to go across the second column; form start to the end of the second column. I found some suggestions to make a nested table, But couldn't understand those. This my code:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array,multirow}
\usepackage{booktabs}

\begin{document}
    \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline
        a & \begin{tabular}{c | c}
            angel & value
        \end{tabular} & Overshoot  & Settling time & Rise time                  \tabularnewline\hline
        Case i
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c|@{}c@{}}
            $\theta_i$ &    \begin{tabular}{c}
                0 \\ 0 \\ 0 \\ 0
            \end{tabular}
            \tabularnewline\hline   
            $\theta_f$ &    \begin{tabular}{c}
                30 \\ 30 \\ 30 \\ 30
            \end{tabular}
            %               \tabularnewline\hline
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        \tabularnewline\hline
        Case ii
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c|@{}c@{}}
            $\theta_i$ &    \begin{tabular}{c}
                30 \\ 30 \\ 30 \\ 30
            \end{tabular}
            \tabularnewline\hline
            $\theta_f$ &    \begin{tabular}{c}
                60 \\ 60 \\ 60 \\ 60
            \end{tabular}
            %               \tabularnewline\hline
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\

        \end{tabular}
        \tabularnewline\hline
        Case iii
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c|@{}c@{}}
            $\theta_i$ &    \begin{tabular}{c}
                90 \\ 60 \\ 45 \\ 75
            \end{tabular}
            \tabularnewline\hline
            $\theta_f$ &    \begin{tabular}{c}
                120 \\ 90 \\ 105 \\ 135
            \end{tabular}
            %           \tabularnewline\hline
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        \tabularnewline\hline
        Case iv
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c|@{}c@{}}
            $\theta_i$ &    \begin{tabular}{c}
                120 \\ 90 \\ 105 \\ 135
            \end{tabular}
            \tabularnewline\hline 
            $\theta_f$ &    \begin{tabular}{c}
                150 \\ 120 \\ 135 \\ 165
            \end{tabular}
            %           \tabularnewline\hline
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        &
        \begin{tabular}{c}
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
            1  \\ 
            1  \\
        \end{tabular}
        \tabularnewline\hline
    \end{tabular}
\end{document}]

why have you tagged this with biblatex or pdftex or tex-core? — David Carlisle, Apr 29, 2015 at 19:12

Alenanno · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-29 19:37:59Z

Here's a starting point for you to work on. I removed the vertical rules, and used the command \cmidrule{2-6} for drawing custom horizontal ones.

\toprule and \bottomrule appear before and after the table respectively, while the full horizontal ones are done with \midrule.

table figure

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array,multirow}
\usepackage{booktabs}

\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{cccccc}
    \toprule
    a & angel & value & Overshoot & Settling time & Rise time \\ 
    \midrule
    \multirow{8}{*}{Case i} & \multirow{4}{*}{$\theta_i$}   & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
                            &                               & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
                            &                               & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
                            &                               & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \cmidrule{2-6}
                            & \multirow{4}{*}{$\theta_f$}   & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
                            &                               & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
                            &                               & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
                            &                               & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \midrule
                            &                               & ... & ... & ... & ... \\
                            &                               & ... & ... & ... & ... \\
                            &                               & ... & ... & ... & ... \\
                            &                               & ... & ... & ... & ... \\
    \bottomrule                 
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Chaplin · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-29 19:47:42Z

You may want to use the multirow package in combination with the \cmidrule{} command:

\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{multirow}

\begin{document}
    \begin{tabular}{cccccc}
        \toprule
        a & angle & value & Overshoot & Settling time & Rise time \\ \midrule
        \multirow{8}{*}{Case i} & \multirow{4}{*}{$\theta_i$} & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \cmidrule{2-6}
        {} & \multirow{4}{*}{$\theta_f$} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \midrule
        \multirow{8}{*}{Case ii} & \multirow{4}{*}{$\theta_i$} & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \cmidrule{2-6}
        {} & \multirow{4}{*}{$\theta_f$} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 60 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 60 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 60 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \midrule
        \multirow{8}{*}{Case iii} & \multirow{4}{*}{$\theta_i$} & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 90 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 90 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 90 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \cmidrule{2-6}
        {} & \multirow{4}{*}{$\theta_f$} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \midrule
        \multirow{8}{*}{Case iv} & \multirow{4}{*}{$\theta_i$} & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \cmidrule{2-6}
        {} & \multirow{4}{*}{$\theta_f$} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        {} & {} & 30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
        \bottomrule
    \end{tabular}
\end{document}

Vertical lines in LaTeX tables usually do not look great, so if at all possible do not use them.

Bernard · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-29 20:22:48Z

A solution with a simpler code with the makecell package, which allows for line breaks in cells:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array,multirow, makecell}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\setcellgapes{2pt}

\begin{document}

\makegapedcells
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
a & angel & value & Overshoot & Settling time & Rise time \tabularnewline\hline
    \multirowcell{5}{Case i}
    & $\theta_i$ & \makecell{0 \\ 0 \\ 0 \\ 0}%\\
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    \tabularnewline\cline{2-3}
    & $\theta_f$ & \makecell{30 \\ 30 \\ 30 \\ 30}
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%&
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%&
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%
    \tabularnewline\hline
    \multirowcell{5}{Case ii}
    & $\theta_i$ & \makecell{30 \\ 30 \\ 30 \\ 30}%\\
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    \tabularnewline\cline{2-3}
    & $\theta_f$ & \makecell{60 \\ 60 \\ 60 \\ 60}
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%&
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%&
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%
    \tabularnewline\hline
    \multirowcell{5}{Case iii}
    & $\theta_i$ & \makecell{90 \\ 60 \\ 45 \\ 75}%\\
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    \tabularnewline\cline{2-3}
    & $\theta_f$ & \makecell{120 \\ 90 \\ 105 \\ 135}
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%&
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%&
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%
    \tabularnewline\hline
    \multirowcell{5}{Case iv}
    & $\theta_i$ & \makecell{90 \\ 60 \\ 45 \\ 75}%\\
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}% \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}
    \tabularnewline\cline{2-3}
    & $\theta_f$ & \makecell{150 \\ 120 \\ 135 \\ 165}
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%&
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%&
     & \makecell{1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 1}%
    \tabularnewline\hline
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

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AboAmmar · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-30 09:42:06Z

I think this could be the most expressive way of writing this table:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{booktabs,multirow}

\begin{document}
\begin{table}[1.5]\centering
\caption{Overshoot, settling time, and rise time for different values of $\theta_{i}$ and $\theta_f$ in four cases}
\begin{tabular}{*8{c}}\toprule
                        &&\multicolumn{2}{c}{Angle}& & & \\ \cmidrule{3-4}
Case                    && $\theta_{i}$& $\theta_{f}$& & Overshoot & Settling time & Rise time\\ \cmidrule {1-1} \cmidrule{3-4} \cmidrule{6-8}
\multirow{4}{*}{I}      &&  0   &   30      &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  0   &   30      &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  0   &   30      &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  0   &   30      &&1 &1 &1 \\ \midrule
\multirow{4}{*}{II}     &&  30  &   60      &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  30  &   60      &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  30  &   60      &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  30  &   60      &&1 &1 &1 \\ \midrule
\multirow{4}{*}{III}    &&  90  &   120     &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  60  &   90      &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  45  &   105     &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  65  &   135     &&1 &1 &1 \\ \midrule
\multirow{4}{*}{IV}     &&  120 &   150     &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  90  &   120     &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  105 &   135     &&1 &1 &1 \\
                        &&  135 &   165     &&1 &1 &1 \\ \bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}

You seem to be losing a large amount of detail in this type of table, since you're combining the two different angles in one row/entry. I'm pretty sure the use of 1 in the table was just an example... — Werner, Apr 29, 2015 at 20:53
@Werner May be you are right! but the OP should have been more explicit about this. Besides, for \theta_{i} and \theta_{f}, are they combinations or single instances? this what actually leads to ambiguity. In my case I assumed the former. — AboAmmar, Apr 29, 2015 at 21:11
Yes, you're right, I should put $\theta_i$ and $\theta_f$ in parallel , not in series, but I thinking of page limitations. — AlFagera, Apr 30, 2015 at 5:12

Werner · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-29 19:36:08Z

Here is an option using booktabs (you included it, but never used its capabilities) and siunitx for horizontal alignment of integers in a table:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{booktabs,siunitx}

\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{c c S[table-format=3] c c c}
  \toprule
  Case & Angle & {Value} & Overshoot & Settling time & Rise time \\
  \midrule
  I   & $\theta_i$ &   0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &   0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &   0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &   0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      \cmidrule{2-6}
      & $\theta_f$ &  30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
  \midrule
  II  & $\theta_i$ &  30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  30 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      \cmidrule{2-6}
      & $\theta_f$ &  60 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  60 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  60 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  60 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
  \midrule
  III & $\theta_i$ &  90 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  60 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  45 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  75 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      \cmidrule{2-6}
      & $\theta_f$ & 120 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  90 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            & 105 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            & 135 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
  \midrule
  IV  & $\theta_i$ & 120 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            &  90 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            & 105 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            & 135 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      \cmidrule{2-6}
      & $\theta_f$ & 150 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            & 120 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            & 135 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
      &            & 165 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
  \bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

The use of multirow is not really necessary, if a proper display is used.

Thanks for all suggestions, I would really vote up all of them, but for my reputation limitations, I couldn't. — AlFagera, Apr 30, 2015 at 4:07
@AlFagera It would be helpful, however, if you could mark one of the above answers as accepted, if you think it answered your question. That way the question is marked accordingly. — Chaplin, May 3, 2015 at 15:16

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