public function __construct($rows, $columns, $dom)
{
//set the root document
self::$dom = $dom;
//create the table and add it to the dom
$this->table = self::$dom->createElement('table');
$this->table->setAttribute('id', 'table');
self::$dom->appendChild($this->table);
//initialize num_rows/num_columns
$this->num_rows = $rows;
$this->num_columns = $columns;
//create all the cells in the table
for ($i = 0; $i < $rows; $i++) {
$row = self::$dom->createElement('tr');
for ($j = 0; $j < $columns; $j++) {
$cell = self::$dom->createElement('td');
$cell->setAttribute('id', 'row' . $i . 'cell' . $j);
$row->appendChild($cell);
}
$row->setAttribute('id', 'row' . $i);
//append the row to the table
$dom->searchForElementById('table')->appendChild($row);
}
return $this;
}
