# GT.opt_row_striping() Option to add or remove row striping. Usage ``` python GT.opt_row_striping(row_striping=True) ``` By default, a table does not have row striping enabled. However, this method allows us to easily enable or disable striped rows in the table body. It's a convenient shortcut for `tab_options(row_striping_include_table_body=)`. ## Parameters `row_striping: bool = ``True` A boolean that indicates whether row striping should be added or removed. Defaults to `True`. ## Returns `GT` The GT object is returned. This is the same object that the method is called on so that we can facilitate method chaining. ## Examples Using only a few columns from the [exibble](data.exibble.md#great_tables.data.exibble) dataset, let's create a table with a number of components added. Following that, we'll add row striping to every second row with the [opt_row_striping()](GT.opt_row_striping.md#great_tables.GT.opt_row_striping) method. ``` python from great_tables import GT, exibble, md ( GT( exibble[["num", "char", "currency", "row", "group"]], rowname_col="row", groupname_col="group" ) .tab_header( title=md("Data listing from **exibble**"), subtitle=md("`exibble` is a **Great Tables** dataset.") ) .fmt_number(columns="num") .fmt_currency(columns="currency") .tab_source_note(source_note="This is only a subset of the dataset.") .opt_row_striping() ) ```

Data listing from exibble
`exibble` is a Great Tables dataset.
	num	char	currency
grp_a
row_1	0.11	apricot	$49.95
row_2	2.22	banana	$17.95
row_3	33.33	coconut	$1.39
row_4	444.40	durian	$65,100.00
grp_b
row_5	5,550.00	None	$1,325.81
row_6	None	fig	$13.26
row_7	777,000.00	grapefruit	None
row_8	8,880,000.00	honeydew	$0.44
This is only a subset of the dataset.