[Tex/LaTex] ! Missing number, treated as zero, for creating table in Latex

multirowtables

I'm trying to create the following table. This is the code which I wrote.

\begin{table}[!htb]
\centering
\caption{"table1"}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
System & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Interaction} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Commit} & Ver & LOC & terms \\\hline \multirow{3}{c}{System1} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{3272 traces} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{5093 revisions} & \multirow{3}{c}{3.4} & \multirow{3}{c}{1700} & \multirow{3}{c}{2400} \\\hline
& File & Method & File & Method & & & \\\hline
& 12 & 13 & 14 & 15 & & & \\\hline
 \end{tabular}
\end{table}

and this the error that Latex shows:! Missing number, treated as zero.!

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Best Answer

The second argument for \multirow should be a length (representing the width to which the text is to be set) or * to indicate that the text argument’s natural width is to be used.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multirow}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}[!htb]
\centering
\caption{"table1"}
\begin{tabular}{*{8}{|c}|}
\hline
System & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Interaction} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Commit} & Ver & LOC & terms \\\hline \multirow{3}{*}{System1} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{3272 traces} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{5093 revisions} & \multirow{3}{*}{3.4} & \multirow{3}{*}{1700} & \multirow{3}{*}{2400} \\\hline
& File & Method & File & Method & & & \\\hline
& 12 & 13 & 14 & 15 & & & \\\hline
 \end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}

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By the way, using vertical rules in tables might be frown upon. The booktabs package offers you features to increase the quality of your tables.

Here's a version using booktabs (and caption); notice that (at least, in my opinion) the table looks better without the \multirows:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{multirow}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}[!htb]
\centering
\caption{"table1"}
\begin{tabular}{*{8}{c}}
\toprule
System & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Interaction} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Commit} & Ver & LOC & terms \\
\midrule 
System1 & \multicolumn{2}{c}{3272 traces} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{5093 revisions} & 3.4 & 1700 & 2400 \\
\cmidrule(r){2-3}\cmidrule(r){4-5}
& File & Method & File & Method & & & \\
\cmidrule(r){2-2}\cmidrule(lr){3-3}\cmidrule(lr){4-4}\cmidrule(l){5-5}
& 12 & 13 & 14 & 15 & & & \\
\midrule
System2 & \multicolumn{2}{c}{3272 traces} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{5093 revisions} & 3.4 & 1700 & 2400 \\
\cmidrule(r){2-3}\cmidrule(r){4-5}
& File & Method & File & Method & & & \\
\cmidrule(r){2-2}\cmidrule(lr){3-3}\cmidrule(lr){4-4}\cmidrule(l){5-5}
& 12 & 13 & 14 & 15 & & & \\
\bottomrule
 \end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] tabu package – gaps in vertical lines

One way is to shift up the skip prior to the mid-height \tabucline with a \\[-1pt]. See below for 2nd approach.

%Dokumentclass
\documentclass[landscape]{letter}

%Packages
\usepackage[landscape]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]     {inputenc}
\usepackage           {multirow}
\usepackage           {tabu}

%Formatting
\pagestyle{empty} %Remove numbering

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabu}{ |[1pt] l | l l | l | l |[1pt] }
                                                                                                                 \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
    \multicolumn{2}{ |[1pt] l }{ } & \multicolumn{3}{ |[1pt] l |[1pt]}{ }                                     \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\                       \hline
 y   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\[-1pt]   \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5} 
\hline
 x   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\ \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
  \end{tabu}
\end{document}

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Alternately, if you want the thin line to bisect the thick line, then the approach: \\[-1pt] \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5}\\[-12.5pt]\hline works.

%Dokumentclass
\documentclass[landscape]{letter}

%Packages
\usepackage[landscape]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]     {inputenc}
\usepackage           {multirow}
\usepackage           {tabu}

%Formatting
\pagestyle{empty} %Remove numbering

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabu}{ |[1pt] l | l l | l | l |[1pt] }
                                                                                                                 \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
    \multicolumn{2}{ |[1pt] l }{ } & \multicolumn{3}{ |[1pt] l |[1pt]}{ }                                     \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\                       \hline
 y   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\[-1pt]   \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5}\\[-12.5pt]
\hline
 x   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\ \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
  \end{tabu}
\end{document}

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