Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

<TABLE> — NN all IE all HTML 3.2

Synopsis

<TABLE>...</TABLE>

End Tag: Required

The TABLE element is a container for additional elements that specify the content for a table. A table consists of rows and columns of content. Other elements related to the TABLE element are CAPTION, COL, COLGROUP, TBODY, TD, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, and TR. The purpose of the TABLE element is to define a number of visible attributes that apply to the entire table, regardless of the number of rows or columns within it. Many of these attributes can be overridden for a given row, column, or cell. The number of rows and columns is strictly a factor of the structure of TR and TD elements within the table.

Tables have been used for a relatively long time not only to organize rows and columns of content but also to position content. With no visible borders, table rows and columns can be set to empty space. With the advent of positionable content, the tables-for-positioning practice is not encouraged.

Example

<TABLE COLS=3>
<THEAD>
<TR>
<TH>Time<TH>Event<TH>Location
</TR>
</THEAD>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD>7:30am-5:00pm<TD>Registration Open<TD>Main Lobby
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>9:00am-12:00pm<TD>Keynote Speakers<TD>Cypress Room
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>

Object Model Reference

IE

[window.]document.all.elementID

Attributes

ALIGN	BORDERCOLORDARK	COLS	HEIGHT	STYLE
BACKGROUND	BORDERCOLORLIGHT	DATAPAGESIZE	ID	SUMMARY
BGCOLOR	CELLPADDING	DATASRC	LANG	TITLE
BORDER	CELLSPACING	DIR	LANGUAGE ...