Wrap text in LaTeX table and merge rows?

Question

I managed to either wrap text in latex using


ewcolumntype{L}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}m{3cm}}

or merge rows using

\multirow{3}{*}{Problem}

But I cannot use these two together. I would like a table like this, where "Problem x" and "Subproblem x.y" is centered both horizontally and vertically.

+-----------+----------------+---------------------------+
|           | SUBPROBLEM 1.1 | This line is long and too |
|           |                | long to fit in one line.  |
| PROBLEM 1 |----------------+---------------------------+
|           | SUBPROBLEM 1.2 | This could also be long   |
|           |                | and it is.                |
+-----------+----------------+---------------------------+
|           | SUBPROBLEM 2.1 | This could also be long.  |
| PROBLEM 2 |----------------+---------------------------+
|           | SUBPROBLEM 2.2 | This one is not long.     |
+-----------+----------------+---------------------------+

Minimal working problem.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array, multirow}

ewcolumntype{L}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}m{3cm}}
\begin{document}
    \begin{tabular}{|c|c|L|}
        \hline
        \multirow{3}{*}{P1}  
        & P1.1 & This is indeed a problem. \\hline
        & P1.2 & Also this.\\hline
        & P1.3 & This migth also be one.\\hline
    \end{tabular}
\end{document}

The "P1" should be centered and in all three columns.

user_2777074 · Answer

please have a look at the booktabs package. Your table will look much more professional if you remove all these nasty vertical lines
to avoid the lines being drawn through your merged cell, you can use \cline
to fine tune the vertical placement of P1, you can pass an optional argument to multirow

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array, multirow}

ewcolumntype{L}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}m{3cm}}
\begin{document}
    \begin{tabular}{|c|c|L|}
        \hline
        \multirow{3}{*}[-5.8pt]{P1}  
        & P1.1 & This is indeed a problem. \%\hline
        \cline{2-3}
        & P1.2 & Also this.\%\hline
         \cline{2-3}
        & P1.3 & This migth also be one.\\hline
    \end{tabular}
\end{document}

Wrap text in LaTeX table and merge rows?

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