Name
thead — A table header consisting of one or more rows
Synopsis
thead (db.cals.entrytbl.thead) ::= (colspec
*,
row
db.entrytbl.row+)
Attribute synopsis
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
Additional attributes:
valign
(enumeration) = “bottom” | “middle” | “top”
Description
The thead
wrapper identifies the
row
s of a table that form the head of the table, as
distinct from the body (tbody
) and foot
(tfoot
) rows.
Header rows are always rendered at the beginning of the table.
Processing expectations
This element is expected to obey the semantics of the CALS Table Model Document Type Definition [calsdtd]. Header rows are often presented in an alternate typographic style, such as boldface.
In paged media, if a table spans across multiple pages, header rows are printed at the top of each new page.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- valign
Specifies the vertical alignment of text in an entry
Enumerated values: “bottom” Aligned on the bottom of the entry
“middle” Aligned in the middle
“top” Aligned at the top of the entry
See Also
colspec
, entry
, entrytbl
, informaltable
, row
, spanspec
, table
, tbody
, tfoot
, tgroup
, thead
(db.cals.thead)
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