/// <summary>
        /// Method to insert a basic table
        /// Will honour the existing table if passed in
        /// </summary>
        private void ProcessTable(mshtmlTable table, HtmlTableProperty tableProperties)
        {
            try
            {
                // obtain a reference to the body node and indicate table present
                mshtmlDomNode bodyNode = (mshtmlDomNode)document.body;
                bool tableCreated = false;

                // ensure a table node has been defined to work with
                if (table == null)
                {
                    // create the table and indicate it was created
                    table = (mshtmlTable)document.createElement(TABLE_TAG);
                    tableCreated = true;
                }

                // define the table border, width, cell padding and spacing
                table.border = tableProperties.BorderSize;
                if (tableProperties.TableWidth > 0) table.width = (tableProperties.TableWidthMeasurement == MeasurementOption.Pixel) ? string.Format("{0}", tableProperties.TableWidth) : string.Format("{0}%", tableProperties.TableWidth);
                else table.width = string.Empty;
                if (tableProperties.TableAlignment != HorizontalAlignOption.Default) table.align = tableProperties.TableAlignment.ToString().ToLower();
                else table.align = string.Empty;
                table.cellPadding = tableProperties.CellPadding.ToString();
                table.cellSpacing = tableProperties.CellSpacing.ToString();

                // define the given table caption and alignment
                string caption = tableProperties.CaptionText;
                mshtmlTableCaption tableCaption = table.caption;
                if (caption != null && caption != string.Empty)
                {
                    // ensure table caption correctly defined
                    if (tableCaption == null) tableCaption = table.createCaption();
                    ((mshtmlElement)tableCaption).innerText = caption;
                    if (tableProperties.CaptionAlignment != HorizontalAlignOption.Default) tableCaption.align = tableProperties.CaptionAlignment.ToString().ToLower();
                    if (tableProperties.CaptionLocation != VerticalAlignOption.Default) tableCaption.vAlign = tableProperties.CaptionLocation.ToString().ToLower();
                }
                else
                {
                    // if no caption specified remove the existing one
                    if (tableCaption != null)
                    {
                        // prior to deleting the caption the contents must be cleared
                        ((mshtmlElement)tableCaption).innerText = null;
                        table.deleteCaption();
                    }
                }

                // determine the number of rows one has to insert
                int numberRows, numberCols;
                if (tableCreated)
                {
                    numberRows = Math.Max((int)tableProperties.TableRows, 1);
                }
                else
                {
                    numberRows = Math.Max((int)tableProperties.TableRows, 1) - (int)table.rows.length;
                }

                // layout the table structure in terms of rows and columns
                table.cols = (int)tableProperties.TableColumns;
                if (tableCreated)
                {
                    // this section is an optimization based on creating a new table
                    // the section below works but not as efficiently
                    numberCols = Math.Max((int)tableProperties.TableColumns, 1);
                    // insert the appropriate number of rows
                    mshtmlTableRow tableRow;
                    for (int idxRow = 0; idxRow < numberRows; idxRow++)
                    {
                        tableRow = (mshtmlTableRow)table.insertRow(-1);
                        // add the new columns to the end of each row
                        for (int idxCol = 0; idxCol < numberCols; idxCol++)
                        {
                            tableRow.insertCell(-1);
                        }
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // if the number of rows is increasing insert the decrepency
                    if (numberRows > 0)
                    {
                        // insert the appropriate number of rows
                        for (int idxRow = 0; idxRow < numberRows; idxRow++)
                        {
                            table.insertRow(-1);
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // remove the extra rows from the table
                        for (int idxRow = numberRows; idxRow < 0; idxRow++)
                        {
                            table.deleteRow(table.rows.length - 1);
                        }
                    }
                    // have the rows constructed
                    // now ensure the columns are correctly defined for each row
                    mshtmlElementCollection rows = table.rows;
                    foreach (mshtmlTableRow tableRow in rows)
                    {
                        numberCols = Math.Max((int)tableProperties.TableColumns, 1) - (int)tableRow.cells.length;
                        if (numberCols > 0)
                        {
                            // add the new column to the end of each row
                            for (int idxCol = 0; idxCol < numberCols; idxCol++)
                            {
                                tableRow.insertCell(-1);
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // reduce the number of cells in the given row
                            // remove the extra rows from the table
                            for (int idxCol = numberCols; idxCol < 0; idxCol++)
                            {
                                tableRow.deleteCell(tableRow.cells.length - 1);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                // if the table was created then it requires insertion into the DOM
                // otherwise property changes are sufficient
                if (tableCreated)
                {
                    // table processing all complete so insert into the DOM
                    mshtmlDomNode tableNode = (mshtmlDomNode)table;
                    mshtmlElement tableElement = (mshtmlElement)table;
                    mshtmlSelection selection = document.selection;
                    mshtmlTextRange textRange = GetTextRange();
                    // final insert dependant on what user has selected
                    if (textRange != null)
                    {
                        // text range selected so overwrite with a table
                        try
                        {
                            string selectedText = textRange.text;
                            if (selectedText != null)
                            {
                                // place selected text into first cell
                                mshtmlTableRow tableRow = (mshtmlTableRow)table.rows.item(0, null);
                                ((mshtmlElement)tableRow.cells.item(0, null)).innerText = selectedText;
                            }
                            textRange.pasteHTML(tableElement.outerHTML);
                        }
                        catch (Exception ex)
                        {
                            throw new HtmlEditorException("Invalid Text selection for the Insertion of a Table.", "ProcessTable", ex);
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        mshtmlControlRange controlRange = GetAllControls();
                        if (controlRange != null)
                        {
                            // overwrite any controls the user has selected
                            try
                            {
                                // clear the selection and insert the table
                                // only valid if multiple selection is enabled
                                for (int idx = 1; idx < controlRange.length; idx++)
                                {
                                    controlRange.remove(idx);
                                }
                                controlRange.item(0).outerHTML = tableElement.outerHTML;
                                // this should work with initial count set to zero
                                // controlRange.add((mshtmlControlElement)table);
                            }
                            catch (Exception ex)
                            {
                                throw new HtmlEditorException("Cannot Delete all previously Controls selected.", "ProcessTable", ex);
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // insert the table at the end of the HTML
                            bodyNode.appendChild(tableNode);
                        }
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // table has been correctly defined as being the first selected item
                    // need to remove other selected items
                    mshtmlControlRange controlRange = GetAllControls();
                    if (controlRange != null)
                    {
                        // clear the controls selected other than than the first table
                        // only valid if multiple selection is enabled
                        for (int idx = 1; idx < controlRange.length; idx++)
                        {
                            controlRange.remove(idx);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // throw an exception indicating table structure change error
                throw new HtmlEditorException("Unable to modify Html Table properties.", "ProcessTable", ex);
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Given an Html Table Element determines the table properties
        /// Returns the properties as an HtmlTableProperty class
        /// </summary>
        private HtmlTableProperty GetTableProperties(mshtmlTable table)
        {
            // define a set of base table properties
            HtmlTableProperty tableProperties = new HtmlTableProperty(true);

            // if user has selected a table extract those properties
            if (table != null)
            {
                try
                {
                    // have a table so extract the properties
                    mshtmlTableCaption caption = table.caption;
                    // if have a caption persist the values
                    if (caption != null)
                    {
                        tableProperties.CaptionText = ((mshtmlElement)table.caption).innerText;
                        if (caption.align != null) tableProperties.CaptionAlignment = (HorizontalAlignOption)TryParseEnum(typeof(HorizontalAlignOption), caption.align, HorizontalAlignOption.Default);
                        if (caption.vAlign != null) tableProperties.CaptionLocation = (VerticalAlignOption)TryParseEnum(typeof(VerticalAlignOption), caption.vAlign, VerticalAlignOption.Default);
                    }
                    // look at the table properties
                    if (table.border != null) tableProperties.BorderSize = TryParseByte(table.border.ToString(), tableProperties.BorderSize);
                    if (table.align != null) tableProperties.TableAlignment = (HorizontalAlignOption)TryParseEnum(typeof(HorizontalAlignOption), table.align, HorizontalAlignOption.Default);
                    // define the table rows and columns
                    int rows = Math.Min(table.rows.length, Byte.MaxValue);
                    int cols = Math.Min(table.cols, Byte.MaxValue);
                    if (cols == 0 && rows > 0)
                    {
                        // cols value not set to get the maxiumn number of cells in the rows
                        foreach (mshtmlTableRow tableRow in table.rows)
                        {
                            cols = Math.Max(cols, (int)tableRow.cells.length);
                        }
                    }
                    tableProperties.TableRows = (byte)Math.Min(rows, byte.MaxValue);
                    tableProperties.TableColumns = (byte)Math.Min(cols, byte.MaxValue);
                    // define the remaining table properties
                    if (table.cellPadding != null) tableProperties.CellPadding = TryParseByte(table.cellPadding.ToString(), tableProperties.CellPadding);
                    if (table.cellSpacing != null) tableProperties.CellSpacing = TryParseByte(table.cellSpacing.ToString(), tableProperties.CellSpacing);
                    if (table.width != null)
                    {
                        string tableWidth = table.width.ToString();
                        if (tableWidth.TrimEnd(null).EndsWith("%"))
                        {
                            tableProperties.TableWidth = TryParseUshort(tableWidth.Remove(tableWidth.LastIndexOf("%"), 1), tableProperties.TableWidth);
                            tableProperties.TableWidthMeasurement = MeasurementOption.Percent;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            tableProperties.TableWidth = TryParseUshort(tableWidth, tableProperties.TableWidth);
                            tableProperties.TableWidthMeasurement = MeasurementOption.Pixel;
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        tableProperties.TableWidth = 0;
                        tableProperties.TableWidthMeasurement = MeasurementOption.Pixel;
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    // throw an exception indicating table structure change be determined
                    throw new HtmlEditorException("Unable to determine Html Table properties.", "GetTableProperties", ex);
                }
            }

            // return the table properties
            return tableProperties;
        }
 /// <summary>
 /// Method to create a table class
 /// Insert method then works on this table
 /// </summary>
 public void TableInsert(HtmlTableProperty tableProperties)
 {
     // call the private insert table method with a null table entry
     ProcessTable(null, tableProperties);
 }
        /// <summary>
        /// Method to modify a tables properties
        /// Ensure a table is currently selected or insertion point is within a table
        /// </summary>
        public bool TableModify(HtmlTableProperty tableProperties)
        {
            // define the Html Table element
            mshtmlTable table = GetTableElement();

            // if a table has been selected then process
            if (table != null)
            {
                ProcessTable(table, tableProperties);
                return true;
            }
            else
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Method to returnĀ  a table defintion based on the user selection
        /// If table selected (or insertion point within table) returns these values
        /// </summary>
        public void GetTableDefinition(out HtmlTableProperty table, out bool tableFound)
        {
            // see if a table selected or insertion point inside a table
            mshtmlTable htmlTable = GetTableElement();

            // process according to table being defined
            if (htmlTable == null)
            {
                table = new HtmlTableProperty(true);
                tableFound = false;
            }
            else
            {
                table = GetTableProperties(htmlTable);
                tableFound = true;
            }
        }