Static row above knockout.js observable array table - data-binding

Question

I have a html table and the rows come form an observable array....
<tbody data-bind="foreach: TableArray">
<tr>
<td data-bind:"text: Item1"></td>
etc....
How can I skip the first row... so I can add a static row (not a header) to the top of the table.
<tbody data-bind="foreach: TableArray">
<tr>
<td> Static Row </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-bind:"text: Item1"></td>

Answer 1

The secret is in the containerless foreach markup. Check "Note 4" of the following link:
http://knockoutjs.com/documentation/foreach-binding.html
Here's a fiddle showing a basic example.
http://jsfiddle.net/internetH3ro/M9f4D/7/
Basic view model:
function ViewModel() {
var self = this;
self.items = [{
firstName: 'James',
lastName: 'McConnell'
},{
firstName: 'Scott',
lastName: 'Hanselman'
},{
firstName: 'Bill',
lastName: 'Gates'
}];
}
HTML markup:
<table>
<tr>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
</tr>
<!-- ko foreach: items -->
<tr>
<td><span data-bind="text: $data.firstName"></span></td>
<td><span data-bind="text: $data.lastName"></span></td>
</tr>
<!-- /ko -->
</table>
So you just wrap the content you want repeated in a comment, and Knockout will repeat that content for each element in your collection. Pretty nifty, I wish Angular had something like this.

Answer 2

One way to approach the issue would be to use Knockout's containerless binding syntax.
See Note 4 in Knockout's documentation of the foreach binding.
http://knockoutjs.com/documentation/foreach-binding.html
Javascript
var YourVM = function () {
this.allItems = ko.observableArray(["Fries", "Eggs Benedict", "Ham", "Cheese"]);
};
ko.applyBindings(new YourVM());
HTML
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Your Column</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="row-static">
<td>Static Row</td>
</tr> <!-- ko foreach: allItems -->
<tr>
<td data-bind="text: $data"></td>
</tr> <!-- /ko -->
</tbody>
</table>
Live example on JS Bin
http://jsbin.com/AzEwEce/1/edit

Answer 3

You could use an if binding to only output an extra row on the "first" pass.
Example:
<table data-bind ="foreach: rows">
<tr data-bind="if: $index() == 0" >
<td><span data-bind="text: $index"></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span data-bind="text: text"></span></td>
</tr>
</table>