FPDF print MultiCell() adjacently

Question

I\'ve googled around and found this question very common but I can\'t seem to find a proper and direct answer. I\'m using FPDF and I want to generate tables using MultiCell(

Answer 1

Try storing the X and Y co-ordinates and then setting them after the write

$x = $pdf->GetX();
$y = $pdf->GetY();

$col1="PILOT REMARKS\n\n";
$pdf->MultiCell(189, 10, $col1, 1, 1);

$pdf->SetXY($x + 189, $y);

$col2="Pilot's Name and Signature\n".$name;
$pdf->MultiCell(63, 10, $col2, 1);
$pdf->Ln(0);
$col3="Date Prepared\n".$date;
$pdf->MultiCell(63, 10, $col3, 1);

Answer 2

You can use SetXY(x,y) function to set cursor in pdf .

          $pdf->SetXY(x,y);

Set cursor to print data in pdf

Where x is x-axis value and y is y-axis value

Answer 3

use $pdf->Ln(10); with $pdf->cell();

Example:

$pdf->cell(100,10,"your content");
$pdf->Ln(10);

Answer 4

Just to add to Danny's answer. I like keeping the Width of each column stored and then use that when executing the SetXY method.

Example:

$x = $this->x;
$y = $this->y;
$push_right = 0;

$this->MultiCell($w = 100,3,"Column\r\nNumber 1",1,'C',1);

$push_right += $w;
$this->SetXY($x + $push_right, $y);

$this->MultiCell($w = 60,3,"Column\r\nNumber 2",1,'C',1);

$push_right += $w;
$this->SetXY($x + $push_right, $y);

$this->MultiCell(0,3,"Column 3\r\nFilling in the Rest",1,'C',1);