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# encoding: utf-8
"""Custom element classes for tables"""
from __future__ import (
absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
)
from . import parse_xml
from ..enum.table import WD_CELL_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT, WD_ROW_HEIGHT_RULE
from ..exceptions import InvalidSpanError
from .ns import nsdecls, qn
from ..shared import Emu, Twips
from .simpletypes import (
ST_Merge, ST_TblLayoutType, ST_TblWidth, ST_TwipsMeasure, XsdInt
)
from .xmlchemy import (
BaseOxmlElement, OneAndOnlyOne, OneOrMore, OptionalAttribute,
RequiredAttribute, ZeroOrOne, ZeroOrMore
)
class CT_Height(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
Used for ``<w:trHeight>`` to specify a row height and row height rule.
"""
val = OptionalAttribute('w:val', ST_TwipsMeasure)
hRule = OptionalAttribute('w:hRule', WD_ROW_HEIGHT_RULE)
class CT_Row(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
``<w:tr>`` element
"""
tblPrEx = ZeroOrOne('w:tblPrEx') # custom inserter below
trPr = ZeroOrOne('w:trPr') # custom inserter below
tc = ZeroOrMore('w:tc')
def tc_at_grid_col(self, idx):
"""
The ``<w:tc>`` element appearing at grid column *idx*. Raises
|ValueError| if no ``w:tc`` element begins at that grid column.
"""
grid_col = 0
for tc in self.tc_lst:
if grid_col == idx:
return tc
grid_col += tc.grid_span
if grid_col > idx:
raise ValueError('no cell on grid column %d' % idx)
raise ValueError('index out of bounds')
@property
def tr_idx(self):
"""
The index of this ``<w:tr>`` element within its parent ``<w:tbl>``
element.
"""
return self.getparent().tr_lst.index(self)
@property
def trHeight_hRule(self):
"""
Return the value of `w:trPr/w:trHeight@w:hRule`, or |None| if not
present.
"""
trPr = self.trPr
if trPr is None:
return None
return trPr.trHeight_hRule
@trHeight_hRule.setter
def trHeight_hRule(self, value):
trPr = self.get_or_add_trPr()
trPr.trHeight_hRule = value
@property
def trHeight_val(self):
"""
Return the value of `w:trPr/w:trHeight@w:val`, or |None| if not
present.
"""
trPr = self.trPr
if trPr is None:
return None
return trPr.trHeight_val
@trHeight_val.setter
def trHeight_val(self, value):
trPr = self.get_or_add_trPr()
trPr.trHeight_val = value
def _insert_tblPrEx(self, tblPrEx):
self.insert(0, tblPrEx)
def _insert_trPr(self, trPr):
tblPrEx = self.tblPrEx
if tblPrEx is not None:
tblPrEx.addnext(trPr)
else:
self.insert(0, trPr)
def _new_tc(self):
return CT_Tc.new()
class CT_Tbl(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
``<w:tbl>`` element
"""
tblPr = OneAndOnlyOne('w:tblPr')
tblGrid = OneAndOnlyOne('w:tblGrid')
tr = ZeroOrMore('w:tr')
@property
def bidiVisual_val(self):
"""
Value of `w:tblPr/w:bidiVisual/@w:val` or |None| if not present.
Controls whether table cells are displayed right-to-left or
left-to-right.
"""
bidiVisual = self.tblPr.bidiVisual
if bidiVisual is None:
return None
return bidiVisual.val
@bidiVisual_val.setter
def bidiVisual_val(self, value):
tblPr = self.tblPr
if value is None:
tblPr._remove_bidiVisual()
else:
tblPr.get_or_add_bidiVisual().val = value
@property
def col_count(self):
"""
The number of grid columns in this table.
"""
return len(self.tblGrid.gridCol_lst)
def iter_tcs(self):
"""
Generate each of the `w:tc` elements in this table, left to right and
top to bottom. Each cell in the first row is generated, followed by
each cell in the second row, etc.
"""
for tr in self.tr_lst:
for tc in tr.tc_lst:
yield tc
@classmethod
def new_tbl(cls, rows, cols, width):
"""
Return a new `w:tbl` element having *rows* rows and *cols* columns
with *width* distributed evenly between the columns.
"""
return parse_xml(cls._tbl_xml(rows, cols, width))
@property
def tblStyle_val(self):
"""
Value of `w:tblPr/w:tblStyle/@w:val` (a table style id) or |None| if
not present.
"""
tblStyle = self.tblPr.tblStyle
if tblStyle is None:
return None
return tblStyle.val
@tblStyle_val.setter
def tblStyle_val(self, styleId):
"""
Set the value of `w:tblPr/w:tblStyle/@w:val` (a table style id) to
*styleId*. If *styleId* is None, remove the `w:tblStyle` element.
"""
tblPr = self.tblPr
tblPr._remove_tblStyle()
if styleId is None:
return
tblPr._add_tblStyle().val = styleId
@classmethod
def _tbl_xml(cls, rows, cols, width):
col_width = Emu(width/cols) if cols > 0 else Emu(0)
return (
'<w:tbl %s>\n'
' <w:tblPr>\n'
' <w:tblW w:type="auto" w:w="0"/>\n'
' <w:tblLook w:firstColumn="1" w:firstRow="1"\n'
' w:lastColumn="0" w:lastRow="0" w:noHBand="0"\n'
' w:noVBand="1" w:val="04A0"/>\n'
' </w:tblPr>\n'
'%s' # tblGrid
'%s' # trs
'</w:tbl>\n'
) % (
nsdecls('w'),
cls._tblGrid_xml(cols, col_width),
cls._trs_xml(rows, cols, col_width)
)
@classmethod
def _tblGrid_xml(cls, col_count, col_width):
xml = ' <w:tblGrid>\n'
for i in range(col_count):
xml += ' <w:gridCol w:w="%d"/>\n' % col_width.twips
xml += ' </w:tblGrid>\n'
return xml
@classmethod
def _trs_xml(cls, row_count, col_count, col_width):
xml = ''
for i in range(row_count):
xml += (
' <w:tr>\n'
'%s'
' </w:tr>\n'
) % cls._tcs_xml(col_count, col_width)
return xml
@classmethod
def _tcs_xml(cls, col_count, col_width):
xml = ''
for i in range(col_count):
xml += (
' <w:tc>\n'
' <w:tcPr>\n'
' <w:tcW w:type="dxa" w:w="%d"/>\n'
' </w:tcPr>\n'
' <w:p/>\n'
' </w:tc>\n'
) % col_width.twips
return xml
class CT_TblGrid(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
``<w:tblGrid>`` element, child of ``<w:tbl>``, holds ``<w:gridCol>``
elements that define column count, width, etc.
"""
gridCol = ZeroOrMore('w:gridCol', successors=('w:tblGridChange',))
class CT_TblGridCol(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
``<w:gridCol>`` element, child of ``<w:tblGrid>``, defines a table
column.
"""
w = OptionalAttribute('w:w', ST_TwipsMeasure)
@property
def gridCol_idx(self):
"""
The index of this ``<w:gridCol>`` element within its parent
``<w:tblGrid>`` element.
"""
return self.getparent().gridCol_lst.index(self)
class CT_TblLayoutType(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
``<w:tblLayout>`` element, specifying whether column widths are fixed or
can be automatically adjusted based on content.
"""
type = OptionalAttribute('w:type', ST_TblLayoutType)
class CT_TblPr(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
``<w:tblPr>`` element, child of ``<w:tbl>``, holds child elements that
define table properties such as style and borders.
"""
_tag_seq = (
'w:tblStyle', 'w:tblpPr', 'w:tblOverlap', 'w:bidiVisual',
'w:tblStyleRowBandSize', 'w:tblStyleColBandSize', 'w:tblW', 'w:jc',
'w:tblCellSpacing', 'w:tblInd', 'w:tblBorders', 'w:shd',
'w:tblLayout', 'w:tblCellMar', 'w:tblLook', 'w:tblCaption',
'w:tblDescription', 'w:tblPrChange'
)
tblStyle = ZeroOrOne('w:tblStyle', successors=_tag_seq[1:])
bidiVisual = ZeroOrOne('w:bidiVisual', successors=_tag_seq[4:])
jc = ZeroOrOne('w:jc', successors=_tag_seq[8:])
tblLayout = ZeroOrOne('w:tblLayout', successors=_tag_seq[13:])
del _tag_seq
@property
def alignment(self):
"""
Member of :ref:`WdRowAlignment` enumeration or |None|, based on the
contents of the `w:val` attribute of `./w:jc`. |None| if no `w:jc`
element is present.
"""
jc = self.jc
if jc is None:
return None
return jc.val
@alignment.setter
def alignment(self, value):
self._remove_jc()
if value is None:
return
jc = self.get_or_add_jc()
jc.val = value
@property
def autofit(self):
"""
Return |False| if there is a ``<w:tblLayout>`` child with ``w:type``
attribute set to ``'fixed'``. Otherwise return |True|.
"""
tblLayout = self.tblLayout
if tblLayout is None:
return True
return False if tblLayout.type == 'fixed' else True
@autofit.setter
def autofit(self, value):
tblLayout = self.get_or_add_tblLayout()
tblLayout.type = 'autofit' if value else 'fixed'
@property
def style(self):
"""
Return the value of the ``val`` attribute of the ``<w:tblStyle>``
child or |None| if not present.
"""
tblStyle = self.tblStyle
if tblStyle is None:
return None
return tblStyle.val
@style.setter
def style(self, value):
self._remove_tblStyle()
if value is None:
return
self._add_tblStyle(val=value)
class CT_TblWidth(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
Used for ``<w:tblW>`` and ``<w:tcW>`` elements and many others, to
specify a table-related width.
"""
# the type for `w` attr is actually ST_MeasurementOrPercent, but using
# XsdInt for now because only dxa (twips) values are being used. It's not
# entirely clear what the semantics are for other values like -01.4mm
w = RequiredAttribute('w:w', XsdInt)
type = RequiredAttribute('w:type', ST_TblWidth)
@property
def width(self):
"""
Return the EMU length value represented by the combined ``w:w`` and
``w:type`` attributes.
"""
if self.type != 'dxa':
return None
return Twips(self.w)
@width.setter
def width(self, value):
self.type = 'dxa'
self.w = Emu(value).twips
class CT_Tc(BaseOxmlElement):
"""`w:tc` table cell element"""
tcPr = ZeroOrOne('w:tcPr') # bunches of successors, overriding insert
p = OneOrMore('w:p')
tbl = OneOrMore('w:tbl')
@property
def bottom(self):
"""
The row index that marks the bottom extent of the vertical span of
this cell. This is one greater than the index of the bottom-most row
of the span, similar to how a slice of the cell's rows would be
specified.
"""
if self.vMerge is not None:
tc_below = self._tc_below
if tc_below is not None and tc_below.vMerge == ST_Merge.CONTINUE:
return tc_below.bottom
return self._tr_idx + 1
def clear_content(self):
"""
Remove all content child elements, preserving the ``<w:tcPr>``
element if present. Note that this leaves the ``<w:tc>`` element in
an invalid state because it doesn't contain at least one block-level
element. It's up to the caller to add a ``<w:p>``child element as the
last content element.
"""
new_children = []
tcPr = self.tcPr
if tcPr is not None:
new_children.append(tcPr)
self[:] = new_children
@property
def grid_span(self):
"""
The integer number of columns this cell spans. Determined by
./w:tcPr/w:gridSpan/@val, it defaults to 1.
"""
tcPr = self.tcPr
if tcPr is None:
return 1
return tcPr.grid_span
@grid_span.setter
def grid_span(self, value):
tcPr = self.get_or_add_tcPr()
tcPr.grid_span = value
def iter_block_items(self):
"""
Generate a reference to each of the block-level content elements in
this cell, in the order they appear.
"""
block_item_tags = (qn('w:p'), qn('w:tbl'), qn('w:sdt'))
for child in self:
if child.tag in block_item_tags:
yield child
@property
def left(self):
"""
The grid column index at which this ``<w:tc>`` element appears.
"""
return self._grid_col
def merge(self, other_tc):
"""
Return the top-left ``<w:tc>`` element of a new span formed by
merging the rectangular region defined by using this tc element and
*other_tc* as diagonal corners.
"""
top, left, height, width = self._span_dimensions(other_tc)
top_tc = self._tbl.tr_lst[top].tc_at_grid_col(left)
top_tc._grow_to(width, height)
return top_tc
@classmethod
def new(cls):
"""
Return a new ``<w:tc>`` element, containing an empty paragraph as the
required EG_BlockLevelElt.
"""
return parse_xml(
'<w:tc %s>\n'
' <w:p/>\n'
'</w:tc>' % nsdecls('w')
)
@property
def right(self):
"""
The grid column index that marks the right-side extent of the
horizontal span of this cell. This is one greater than the index of
the right-most column of the span, similar to how a slice of the
cell's columns would be specified.
"""
return self._grid_col + self.grid_span
@property
def top(self):
"""
The top-most row index in the vertical span of this cell.
"""
if self.vMerge is None or self.vMerge == ST_Merge.RESTART:
return self._tr_idx
return self._tc_above.top
@property
def vMerge(self):
"""
The value of the ./w:tcPr/w:vMerge/@val attribute, or |None| if the
w:vMerge element is not present.
"""
tcPr = self.tcPr
if tcPr is None:
return None
return tcPr.vMerge_val
@vMerge.setter
def vMerge(self, value):
tcPr = self.get_or_add_tcPr()
tcPr.vMerge_val = value
@property
def width(self):
"""
Return the EMU length value represented in the ``./w:tcPr/w:tcW``
child element or |None| if not present.
"""
tcPr = self.tcPr
if tcPr is None:
return None
return tcPr.width
@width.setter
def width(self, value):
tcPr = self.get_or_add_tcPr()
tcPr.width = value
def _add_width_of(self, other_tc):
"""
Add the width of *other_tc* to this cell. Does nothing if either this
tc or *other_tc* does not have a specified width.
"""
if self.width and other_tc.width:
self.width += other_tc.width
@property
def _grid_col(self):
"""
The grid column at which this cell begins.
"""
tr = self._tr
idx = tr.tc_lst.index(self)
preceding_tcs = tr.tc_lst[:idx]
return sum(tc.grid_span for tc in preceding_tcs)
def _grow_to(self, width, height, top_tc=None):
"""
Grow this cell to *width* grid columns and *height* rows by expanding
horizontal spans and creating continuation cells to form vertical
spans.
"""
def vMerge_val(top_tc):
if top_tc is not self:
return ST_Merge.CONTINUE
if height == 1:
return None
return ST_Merge.RESTART
top_tc = self if top_tc is None else top_tc
self._span_to_width(width, top_tc, vMerge_val(top_tc))
if height > 1:
self._tc_below._grow_to(width, height-1, top_tc)
def _insert_tcPr(self, tcPr):
"""
``tcPr`` has a bunch of successors, but it comes first if it appears,
so just overriding and using insert(0, ...) rather than spelling out
successors.
"""
self.insert(0, tcPr)
return tcPr
@property
def _is_empty(self):
"""
True if this cell contains only a single empty ``<w:p>`` element.
"""
block_items = list(self.iter_block_items())
if len(block_items) > 1:
return False
p = block_items[0] # cell must include at least one <w:p> element
if len(p.r_lst) == 0:
return True
return False
def _move_content_to(self, other_tc):
"""
Append the content of this cell to *other_tc*, leaving this cell with
a single empty ``<w:p>`` element.
"""
if other_tc is self:
return
if self._is_empty:
return
other_tc._remove_trailing_empty_p()
# appending moves each element from self to other_tc
for block_element in self.iter_block_items():
other_tc.append(block_element)
# add back the required minimum single empty <w:p> element
self.append(self._new_p())
def _new_tbl(self):
return CT_Tbl.new()
@property
def _next_tc(self):
"""
The `w:tc` element immediately following this one in this row, or
|None| if this is the last `w:tc` element in the row.
"""
following_tcs = self.xpath('./following-sibling::w:tc')
return following_tcs[0] if following_tcs else None
def _remove(self):
"""
Remove this `w:tc` element from the XML tree.
"""
self.getparent().remove(self)
def _remove_trailing_empty_p(self):
"""
Remove the last content element from this cell if it is an empty
``<w:p>`` element.
"""
block_items = list(self.iter_block_items())
last_content_elm = block_items[-1]
if last_content_elm.tag != qn('w:p'):
return
p = last_content_elm
if len(p.r_lst) > 0:
return
self.remove(p)
def _span_dimensions(self, other_tc):
"""
Return a (top, left, height, width) 4-tuple specifying the extents of
the merged cell formed by using this tc and *other_tc* as opposite
corner extents.
"""
def raise_on_inverted_L(a, b):
if a.top == b.top and a.bottom != b.bottom:
raise InvalidSpanError('requested span not rectangular')
if a.left == b.left and a.right != b.right:
raise InvalidSpanError('requested span not rectangular')
def raise_on_tee_shaped(a, b):
top_most, other = (a, b) if a.top < b.top else (b, a)
if top_most.top < other.top and top_most.bottom > other.bottom:
raise InvalidSpanError('requested span not rectangular')
left_most, other = (a, b) if a.left < b.left else (b, a)
if left_most.left < other.left and left_most.right > other.right:
raise InvalidSpanError('requested span not rectangular')
raise_on_inverted_L(self, other_tc)
raise_on_tee_shaped(self, other_tc)
top = min(self.top, other_tc.top)
left = min(self.left, other_tc.left)
bottom = max(self.bottom, other_tc.bottom)
right = max(self.right, other_tc.right)
return top, left, bottom - top, right - left
def _span_to_width(self, grid_width, top_tc, vMerge):
"""
Incorporate and then remove `w:tc` elements to the right of this one
until this cell spans *grid_width*. Raises |ValueError| if
*grid_width* cannot be exactly achieved, such as when a merged cell
would drive the span width greater than *grid_width* or if not enough
grid columns are available to make this cell that wide. All content
from incorporated cells is appended to *top_tc*. The val attribute of
the vMerge element on the single remaining cell is set to *vMerge*.
If *vMerge* is |None|, the vMerge element is removed if present.
"""
self._move_content_to(top_tc)
while self.grid_span < grid_width:
self._swallow_next_tc(grid_width, top_tc)
self.vMerge = vMerge
def _swallow_next_tc(self, grid_width, top_tc):
"""
Extend the horizontal span of this `w:tc` element to incorporate the
following `w:tc` element in the row and then delete that following
`w:tc` element. Any content in the following `w:tc` element is
appended to the content of *top_tc*. The width of the following
`w:tc` element is added to this one, if present. Raises
|InvalidSpanError| if the width of the resulting cell is greater than
*grid_width* or if there is no next `<w:tc>` element in the row.
"""
def raise_on_invalid_swallow(next_tc):
if next_tc is None:
raise InvalidSpanError('not enough grid columns')
if self.grid_span + next_tc.grid_span > grid_width:
raise InvalidSpanError('span is not rectangular')
next_tc = self._next_tc
raise_on_invalid_swallow(next_tc)
next_tc._move_content_to(top_tc)
self._add_width_of(next_tc)
self.grid_span += next_tc.grid_span
next_tc._remove()
@property
def _tbl(self):
"""
The tbl element this tc element appears in.
"""
return self.xpath('./ancestor::w:tbl[position()=1]')[0]
@property
def _tc_above(self):
"""
The `w:tc` element immediately above this one in its grid column.
"""
return self._tr_above.tc_at_grid_col(self._grid_col)
@property
def _tc_below(self):
"""
The tc element immediately below this one in its grid column.
"""
tr_below = self._tr_below
if tr_below is None:
return None
return tr_below.tc_at_grid_col(self._grid_col)
@property
def _tr(self):
"""
The tr element this tc element appears in.
"""
return self.xpath('./ancestor::w:tr[position()=1]')[0]
@property
def _tr_above(self):
"""
The tr element prior in sequence to the tr this cell appears in.
Raises |ValueError| if called on a cell in the top-most row.
"""
tr_lst = self._tbl.tr_lst
tr_idx = tr_lst.index(self._tr)
if tr_idx == 0:
raise ValueError('no tr above topmost tr')
return tr_lst[tr_idx-1]
@property
def _tr_below(self):
"""
The tr element next in sequence after the tr this cell appears in, or
|None| if this cell appears in the last row.
"""
tr_lst = self._tbl.tr_lst
tr_idx = tr_lst.index(self._tr)
try:
return tr_lst[tr_idx+1]
except IndexError:
return None
@property
def _tr_idx(self):
"""
The row index of the tr element this tc element appears in.
"""
return self._tbl.tr_lst.index(self._tr)
class CT_TcPr(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
``<w:tcPr>`` element, defining table cell properties
"""
_tag_seq = (
'w:cnfStyle', 'w:tcW', 'w:gridSpan', 'w:hMerge', 'w:vMerge',
'w:tcBorders', 'w:shd', 'w:noWrap', 'w:tcMar', 'w:textDirection',
'w:tcFitText', 'w:vAlign', 'w:hideMark', 'w:headers', 'w:cellIns',
'w:cellDel', 'w:cellMerge', 'w:tcPrChange'
)
tcW = ZeroOrOne('w:tcW', successors=_tag_seq[2:])
gridSpan = ZeroOrOne('w:gridSpan', successors=_tag_seq[3:])
vMerge = ZeroOrOne('w:vMerge', successors=_tag_seq[5:])
vAlign = ZeroOrOne('w:vAlign', successors=_tag_seq[12:])
del _tag_seq
@property
def grid_span(self):
"""
The integer number of columns this cell spans. Determined by
./w:gridSpan/@val, it defaults to 1.
"""
gridSpan = self.gridSpan
if gridSpan is None:
return 1
return gridSpan.val
@grid_span.setter
def grid_span(self, value):
self._remove_gridSpan()
if value > 1:
self.get_or_add_gridSpan().val = value
@property
def vAlign_val(self):
"""Value of `w:val` attribute on `w:vAlign` child.
Value is |None| if `w:vAlign` child is not present. The `w:val`
attribute on `w:vAlign` is required.
"""
vAlign = self.vAlign
if vAlign is None:
return None
return vAlign.val
@vAlign_val.setter
def vAlign_val(self, value):
if value is None:
self._remove_vAlign()
return
self.get_or_add_vAlign().val = value
@property
def vMerge_val(self):
"""
The value of the ./w:vMerge/@val attribute, or |None| if the
w:vMerge element is not present.
"""
vMerge = self.vMerge
if vMerge is None:
return None
return vMerge.val
@vMerge_val.setter
def vMerge_val(self, value):
self._remove_vMerge()
if value is not None:
self._add_vMerge().val = value
@property
def width(self):
"""
Return the EMU length value represented in the ``<w:tcW>`` child
element or |None| if not present or its type is not 'dxa'.
"""
tcW = self.tcW
if tcW is None:
return None
return tcW.width
@width.setter
def width(self, value):
tcW = self.get_or_add_tcW()
tcW.width = value
class CT_TrPr(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
``<w:trPr>`` element, defining table row properties
"""
_tag_seq = (
'w:cnfStyle', 'w:divId', 'w:gridBefore', 'w:gridAfter', 'w:wBefore',
'w:wAfter', 'w:cantSplit', 'w:trHeight', 'w:tblHeader',
'w:tblCellSpacing', 'w:jc', 'w:hidden', 'w:ins', 'w:del',
'w:trPrChange'
)
trHeight = ZeroOrOne('w:trHeight', successors=_tag_seq[8:])
del _tag_seq
@property
def trHeight_hRule(self):
"""
Return the value of `w:trHeight@w:hRule`, or |None| if not present.
"""
trHeight = self.trHeight
if trHeight is None:
return None
return trHeight.hRule
@trHeight_hRule.setter
def trHeight_hRule(self, value):
if value is None and self.trHeight is None:
return
trHeight = self.get_or_add_trHeight()
trHeight.hRule = value
@property
def trHeight_val(self):
"""
Return the value of `w:trHeight@w:val`, or |None| if not present.
"""
trHeight = self.trHeight
if trHeight is None:
return None
return trHeight.val
@trHeight_val.setter
def trHeight_val(self, value):
if value is None and self.trHeight is None:
return
trHeight = self.get_or_add_trHeight()
trHeight.val = value
class CT_VerticalJc(BaseOxmlElement):
"""`w:vAlign` element, specifying vertical alignment of cell."""
val = RequiredAttribute('w:val', WD_CELL_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT)
class CT_VMerge(BaseOxmlElement):
"""
``<w:vMerge>`` element, specifying vertical merging behavior of a cell.
"""
val = OptionalAttribute('w:val', ST_Merge, default=ST_Merge.CONTINUE)