TableBorderStyle Enum

Specifies the border style for tables rendered by Dumpify.

Definition 

namespace Dumpify;

public enum TableBorderStyle
{
    Rounded,
    Square,
    Ascii,
    None,
    Heavy,
    Double,
    Minimal,
    Markdown
}

Values

Value Description
Rounded Rounded corners using Unicode box-drawing characters (e.g., +-+). Best appearance but requires font/terminal support.
Square Square corners using Unicode box-drawing characters (e.g., +-+). More widely supported than Rounded.
Ascii ASCII-only characters (+-+\|+-+). Maximum compatibility with all terminals.
None No border at all.
Heavy Heavy/bold Unicode box-drawing characters.
Double Double-line Unicode box-drawing characters.
Minimal Minimal border style with horizontal lines only.
Markdown Markdown-compatible table format (\|---\|).

Usage

Setting Global Default 

DumpConfig.Default.TableConfig.BorderStyle = TableBorderStyle.Rounded;

Per-Call Override 

var tableConfig = new TableConfig
{
    BorderStyle = TableBorderStyle.Ascii
};

myObject.Dump(tableConfig: tableConfig);

Visual Examples

Rounded (Default) 

+-----------+---------+
| Name      | Value   |
+-----------+---------+
| FirstName | John    |
| LastName  | Doe     |
+-----------+---------+

Ascii 

+-----------+---------+
| Name      | Value   |
+-----------+---------+
| FirstName | John    |
| LastName  | Doe     |
+-----------+---------+

None 

Name        Value
FirstName   John
LastName    Doe

Markdown 

| Name      | Value   |
|-----------|---------|
| FirstName | John    |
| LastName  | Doe     |

Terminal Compatibility

Style Unicode Required Recommended For
Rounded Yes Modern terminals with Unicode support
Square Yes Terminals with basic Unicode support
Ascii No Legacy terminals, CI/CD logs, maximum compatibility
None No Minimal output, embedding in other text
Heavy Yes High-visibility output
Double Yes Formal/document-style output
Minimal Yes Clean, minimal appearance
Markdown No Documentation, GitHub issues, markdown files

See Also