# Displaying Datatables **URL:** \ **Category:** Website and Tools Questions\ **Created:** [May 9, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/displaying-datatables/26814 "2019-05-09T23:07:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmcmanus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/cmcmanus/32/4534_2.png) [@cmcmanus](https://forum.code.org/u/cmcmanus)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/displaying-datatables/26814/1 "2019-05-09T23:07:56Z")
Is there a way to display a data table within the app (not the console)? ---
**Author:** ![frank\_w\_lee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/frank_w_lee/32/4895_2.png) [@frank\_w\_lee](https://forum.code.org/u/frank_w_lee)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/displaying-datatables/26814/2 "2019-05-11T05:37:07Z")
Hi @cmcmanus, I don’t see any functions that indicate that’s possible. I tried to do it manually and I think it’s feasible, but a lot of work. I tried to start a proof of concept here: [https://studio.code.org/projects/applab/Iwz5j5RN0PJKoPW1tWm0fSWHVLveIKQgQQGq1GLxEpk](https://studio.code.org/projects/applab/Iwz5j5RN0PJKoPW1tWm0fSWHVLveIKQgQQGq1GLxEpk) I created a simple table with just a single column of student names, and two rows (so two names). The first chunk prints the table into the console, which you’re probably familiar with. I examined the commands in that and tried to extract what I needed so I can print that same data onto text labels in the app. That’s the second chunk. I was able to print the two student names, but positioning those labels would be a (relative) pain in the butt. Basically, from what I see, it’s feasible to write a program that does such thing, but it does not seem to be a built-in feature. We’ll try to get you an official word from a staff member who’s closer to App Lab. Frank