This closes #1468, checks the table name, and added a new error constant `ErrTableNameLength`

- XML Structure field typo fixed
- Update documentation for the `AddChart` function
- Update unit test

chart.go

@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ func parseChartOptions(opts *Chart) (*Chart, error) {
 // The 'ShowVal' property is optional. The default value is false.
 //
 // Set the primary horizontal and vertical axis options by 'XAxis' and 'YAxis'.
-// The properties of XAxis that can be set are:
+// The properties of 'XAxis' that can be set are:
 //
 //	None
 //	MajorGridLines
@@ -790,13 +790,12 @@ func parseChartOptions(opts *Chart) (*Chart, error) {
 //	MajorGridLines
 //	MinorGridLines
 //	MajorUnit
-//	TickLabelSkip
 //	ReverseOrder
 //	Maximum
 //	Minimum
 //	Font
 //
-// none: Disable axes.
+// None: Disable axes.
 //
 // MajorGridLines: Specifies major grid lines.
 //

errors.go

@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ func newInvalidExcelDateError(dateValue float64) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("invalid date value %f, negative values are not supported", dateValue)
 }
 
+// newInvalidTableNameError defined the error message on receiving the invalid
+// table name.
+func newInvalidTableNameError(name string) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("invalid table name %q", name)
+}
+
 // newUnsupportedChartType defined the error message on receiving the chart
 // type are unsupported.
 func newUnsupportedChartType(chartType string) error {
@@ -230,6 +236,9 @@ var (
 	// ErrSheetNameLength defined the error message on receiving the sheet
 	// name length exceeds the limit.
 	ErrSheetNameLength = fmt.Errorf("the sheet name length exceeds the %d characters limit", MaxSheetNameLength)
+	// ErrTableNameLength defined the error message on receiving the table name
+	// length exceeds the limit.
+	ErrTableNameLength = fmt.Errorf("the table name length exceeds the %d characters limit", MaxFieldLength)
 	// ErrCellStyles defined the error message on cell styles exceeds the limit.
 	ErrCellStyles = fmt.Errorf("the cell styles exceeds the %d limit", MaxCellStyles)
 	// ErrUnprotectWorkbook defined the error message on workbook has set no

picture.go

@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ func parseGraphicOptions(opts *GraphicOptions) *GraphicOptions {
 //	    }
 //	}
 //
-// The optional parameter "Autofit" specifies if you make image size auto-fits the
+// The optional parameter "AutoFit" specifies if you make image size auto-fits the
 // cell, the default value of that is 'false'.
 //
 // The optional parameter "Hyperlink" specifies the hyperlink of the image.
 //
 // The optional parameter "HyperlinkType" defines two types of
 // hyperlink "External" for website or "Location" for moving to one of the
-// cells in this workbook. When the "hyperlink_type" is "Location",
+// cells in this workbook. When the "HyperlinkType" is "Location",
 // coordinates need to start with "#".
 //
 // The optional parameter "Positioning" defines two types of the position of an

stream.go

@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ func (f *File) NewStreamWriter(sheet string) (*StreamWriter, error) {
 //
 // See File.AddTable for details on the table format.
 func (sw *StreamWriter) AddTable(rangeRef string, opts *TableOptions) error {
-	options := parseTableOptions(opts)
+	options, err := parseTableOptions(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	coordinates, err := rangeRefToCoordinates(rangeRef)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err

stream_test.go

@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ func TestStreamTable(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test add table with illegal cell reference
 	assert.EqualError(t, streamWriter.AddTable("A:B1", nil), newCellNameToCoordinatesError("A", newInvalidCellNameError("A")).Error())
 	assert.EqualError(t, streamWriter.AddTable("A1:B", nil), newCellNameToCoordinatesError("B", newInvalidCellNameError("B")).Error())
+	// Test add table with invalid table name
+	assert.EqualError(t, streamWriter.AddTable("A:B1", &TableOptions{Name: "1Table"}), newInvalidTableNameError("1Table").Error())
 	// Test add table with unsupported charset content types
 	file.ContentTypes = nil
 	file.Pkg.Store(defaultXMLPathContentTypes, MacintoshCyrillicCharset)

table.go

@@ -17,18 +17,24 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 )
 
 // parseTableOptions provides a function to parse the format settings of the
 // table with default value.
-func parseTableOptions(opts *TableOptions) *TableOptions {
+func parseTableOptions(opts *TableOptions) (*TableOptions, error) {
+	var err error
 	if opts == nil {
-		return &TableOptions{ShowRowStripes: boolPtr(true)}
+		return &TableOptions{ShowRowStripes: boolPtr(true)}, err
 	}
 	if opts.ShowRowStripes == nil {
 		opts.ShowRowStripes = boolPtr(true)
 	}
-	return opts
+	if err = checkTableName(opts.Name); err != nil {
+		return opts, err
+	}
+	return opts, err
 }
 
 // AddTable provides the method to add table in a worksheet by given worksheet
@@ -54,7 +60,9 @@ func parseTableOptions(opts *TableOptions) *TableOptions {
 // header row data of the table before calling the AddTable function. Multiple
 // tables range reference that can't have an intersection.
 //
-// Name: The name of the table, in the same worksheet name of the table should be unique
+// Name: The name of the table, in the same worksheet name of the table should
+// be unique, starts with a letter or underscore (_), doesn't include a
+// space or character, and should be no more than 255 characters
 //
 // StyleName: The built-in table style names
 //
@@ -62,7 +70,10 @@ func parseTableOptions(opts *TableOptions) *TableOptions {
 //	TableStyleMedium1 - TableStyleMedium28
 //	TableStyleDark1 - TableStyleDark11
 func (f *File) AddTable(sheet, rangeRef string, opts *TableOptions) error {
-	options := parseTableOptions(opts)
+	options, err := parseTableOptions(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	// Coordinate conversion, convert C1:B3 to 2,0,1,2.
 	coordinates, err := rangeRefToCoordinates(rangeRef)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -147,6 +158,29 @@ func (f *File) setTableHeader(sheet string, x1, y1, x2 int) ([]*xlsxTableColumn,
 	return tableColumns, nil
 }
 
+// checkSheetName check whether there are illegal characters in the table name.
+// Verify that the name:
+// 1. Starts with a letter or underscore (_)
+// 2. Doesn't include a space or character that isn't allowed
+func checkTableName(name string) error {
+	if utf8.RuneCountInString(name) > MaxFieldLength {
+		return ErrTableNameLength
+	}
+	for i, c := range name {
+		if string(c) == "_" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if unicode.IsLetter(c) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if i > 0 && unicode.IsDigit(c) {
+			continue
+		}
+		return newInvalidTableNameError(name)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // addTable provides a function to add table by given worksheet name,
 // range reference and format set.
 func (f *File) addTable(sheet, tableXML string, x1, y1, x2, y2, i int, opts *TableOptions) error {

table_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package excelize
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -37,6 +38,24 @@ func TestAddTable(t *testing.T) {
 	f = NewFile()
 	assert.EqualError(t, f.addTable("sheet1", "", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, nil), "invalid cell reference [0, 0]")
 	assert.EqualError(t, f.addTable("sheet1", "", 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, nil), "invalid cell reference [0, 0]")
+	// Test add table with invalid table name
+	for _, cases := range []struct {
+		name string
+		err  error
+	}{
+		{name: "1Table", err: newInvalidTableNameError("1Table")},
+		{name: "-Table", err: newInvalidTableNameError("-Table")},
+		{name: "'Table", err: newInvalidTableNameError("'Table")},
+		{name: "Table 1", err: newInvalidTableNameError("Table 1")},
+		{name: "A&B", err: newInvalidTableNameError("A&B")},
+		{name: "_1Table'", err: newInvalidTableNameError("_1Table'")},
+		{name: "\u0f5f\u0fb3\u0f0b\u0f21", err: newInvalidTableNameError("\u0f5f\u0fb3\u0f0b\u0f21")},
+		{name: strings.Repeat("c", MaxFieldLength+1), err: ErrTableNameLength},
+	} {
+		assert.EqualError(t, f.AddTable("Sheet1", "A1:B2", &TableOptions{
+			Name: cases.name,
+		}), cases.err.Error())
+	}
 }
 
 func TestSetTableHeader(t *testing.T) {

xmlWorksheet.go

@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ type decodeX14ConditionalFormatting struct {
 
 // decodeX14CfRule directly maps the cfRule element.
 type decodeX14CfRule struct {
-	XNLName xml.Name          `xml:"cfRule"`
+	XMLName xml.Name          `xml:"cfRule"`
 	Type    string            `xml:"type,attr,omitempty"`
 	ID      string            `xml:"id,attr,omitempty"`
 	DataBar *decodeX14DataBar `xml:"dataBar"`
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ type decodeX14CfRule struct {
 
 // decodeX14DataBar directly maps the dataBar element.
 type decodeX14DataBar struct {
-	XNLName           xml.Name    `xml:"dataBar"`
+	XMLName           xml.Name    `xml:"dataBar"`
 	MaxLength         int         `xml:"maxLength,attr"`
 	MinLength         int         `xml:"minLength,attr"`
 	Border            bool        `xml:"border,attr,omitempty"`