Table Macro with 2 or more arguments

Question

I'm building a table using input from a coma separated list. (See My previous question). Now, I would like to have a command with two arguments (one argument for each name and one argument for each definition):

For example:

 \begin{document}
 \chungeltable{One, Two, Three, Four}{this is the definition for the One, this is the definition for the Two, this is the definition for the Third, this is the definition for the fourth}
 \end{document}

The following prints all items present in the second argument for each occurrence of the first argument given in \chungeltable.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a4paper,landscape]{geometry}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{xparse}

\NewDocumentCommand{\chungeltable}{mm}
{%
\begin{center}\scriptsize
    \begin{longtable}{ | p{4cm} | p{3cm} | *{13}{l|} p{3cm} | }

        \hline
        \multirow{3}{*}{Name} &
        \multirow{3}{*}{Description} &
        \multicolumn{14}{c|}{Observation} \\
        \cline{3-16} 
        &  & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{A} & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{B}  & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{C} &
        \multicolumn{2}{c|}{D} & E & \multirow{2}{*}{F} & \multirow{2}{*}{G} & \multirow{2}{*}{Other} \\
        \cline{3-13} 
        &  & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 & 11 & 12 & 13 & & & \\ \hline
        \endhead
        \chungeltablebody{#1}{#2}
    \end{longtable}
\end{center}
}

\ExplSyntaxOn
\NewDocumentCommand{\chungeltablebody}{mm}
{
\tl_clear:N \l_tmpa_tl
\clist_map_inline:nn {#1, #2}
    {
    \tl_put_right:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ##1 & #2  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  & \\\hline }
}
\tl_use:N \l_tmpa_tl    
}
\ExplSyntaxOff

How can I fix this so that it prints each item of the first argument in the first column (Name) and each item of the second argument in the second column (Description)?

Are you perhaps wanting to specify the table by columns instead of by rows? — egreg, May 12 '17 at 16:07
Hi, I would like to fill in e.g. the second table column using a second comma separated list. \chungletable{}{} — Chüngel, May 12 '17 at 16:19
unreleated to the question but don't put longtable in \begin{center} it won't centre it, just add spurious vertical space. — David Carlisle, May 12 '17 at 16:34

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 12 '17 at 17:23

You have to select one item at a time from both lists:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a4paper,landscape]{geometry}
\usepackage{multirow,longtable}
\usepackage{xparse}

\NewDocumentCommand{\chungeltable}{mm}
{%
\begingroup\scriptsize
    \begin{longtable}{ | p{4cm} | p{3cm} | *{13}{l|} p{3cm} | }

        \hline
        \multirow{3}{*}{Name} &
        \multirow{3}{*}{Description} &
        \multicolumn{14}{c|}{Observation} \\
        \cline{3-16} 
        &  & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{A} & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{B}  & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{C} &
        \multicolumn{2}{c|}{D} & E & \multirow{2}{*}{F} & \multirow{2}{*}{G} & \multirow{2}{*}{Other} \\
        \cline{3-13} 
        &  & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 & 11 & 12 & 13 & & & \\ \hline
        \endhead
        \chungeltablebody{#1}{#2}
    \end{longtable}
\endgroup
}

\ExplSyntaxOn
\NewDocumentCommand{\chungeltablebody}{mm}
 {
  \tl_clear:N \l_tmpa_tl
  \int_step_inline:nnnn { 1 } { 1 } { \clist_count:n { #1 } }
   {
    \tl_put_right:Nx \l_tmpa_tl
     {
      \clist_item:nn { #1 } { ##1 } &
      \clist_item:nn { #2 } { ##1 } &
      &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  &  & 
      \exp_not:n { \\ \hline }
     }
   }
  \tl_use:N \l_tmpa_tl    
 }
\ExplSyntaxOff

\begin{document}

\chungeltable{
  One, Two, Three, Four
 }
 {
  this is the definition for the One,
  this is the definition for the Two,
  this is the definition for the Third,
  this is the definition for the fourth
 }

\end{document}

Table Macro with 2 or more arguments

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