TABLE tag

Table definition - <TABLE> - </TABLE>

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Description
The opening tag of a table definition used with TR and TD plus many other tags concerned with table formatting and content.

Attributes

Name	Values	Description
align	center\|left\|right	Alignment
background	url	Background picture which will appear behind all images and text on the web page.
bgcolor	color	Background Colour, using syntax "#rrggbb".
border	number
bordercolor	color
bordercolordark	color
bordercolorlight	color
cellpadding	number
cellspacing	number
class	classname	Class of the element which is used to associate the element with a style sheet.
clear	all\|left\|right\|none	Used with the BR element, this attribute allows control of text wrapping around an image.
datapagesize	number
datasrc	id
dir	ltr\|rtl	The direction in which text flows when surrounded by text which flows in different directions.
event_name	script_code	Defines script to run on event such as OnMouseOver
frame	above\|below\|border\|box\|hsides\|lhs\|rhs\|void\|vsides
height	number	Height
hspace	number
id	string	A unique name to identify an element.
lang	language_type	The ISO description for the language of the element.
language	javascript\|jscript\|vbscript\|vbs
nowrap
rules	all\|cols\|groups\|none\|rows	Specifies which inner borders of a table are visible.
style	string	Specifies style information for the element.
summary	string	Summarises table's purpose in preparation for speech and other non-displayed results
title	string	Title for element which is often displayed as a tool-tip when the cursor hovers over the element.
valign	bottom\|top	Vertical alignment
vspace	number
width	number	Width

Example

<table border="1">
<thead><th>header</th></thead>
<tbody>
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">this is a double width cell</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>this is the first cell</td>
        <td>this is the second cell</td>
    </tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>the is the tfoot area</tfoot>
</table>

Will be displayed as :

the is the tfoot area
header

    
        this is a double width cell
    
    
        this is the first cell
        this is the second cell

Compatability

HTML	NETSCAPE				INTERNET EXPLORER
4.1	N2	N3	N4	N6	IE3	IE4	IE5	IE6
YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES

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