Tables attributes 1 Table attributes border Activates border

Tables attributes 1

Table attributes: border • Activates border around cells • Syntax: – <table border=“n”> where “n” is a value in pixels which controls the “thickness” of the border Note: this attribute can ONLY be used in a transitional doctype. 2

Table attributes: width • May be set in pixels or as a % of the screen size: – <table width=“ 95%”> Note: this attribute can ONLY be used in a transitional doctype. 3

Table attributes: cellpadding and cellspacing • cellpadding – <table> attribute – Amount of space in pixels between the contents of the cells and the cell walls – Syntax • <table cellpadding=“ 5”> • cellspacing – <table> attribute – Amount of space between cells – Syntax • <table cellspacing=“ 2”> Note: this attribute can ONLY be used in a transitional doctype. 4

Table cells: height and width • May be set in pixels or as a percentage – <td width=“ 200”>One</td> • Use CSS in XHTML strict DTD: – th, td { height: 100 px; width: 200 px; } • Certain rules apply to width – <table> values will override <td> values – Specify width at cell level when specification is necessary 5

<th> attributes: colspan/rowspan • colspan indicates the number of columns a cell should span • rowspan indicates the number of rows a cell should span • Syntax: – <tr colspan=“n”> where “n” is the number of columns being spanned Ref: http: //www. w 3 schools. com/tags/tryit. asp? filename=tryhtml_table_span 6

colspan attribute <table border="1"> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th colspan="2">Telephone</th> </tr> <td>Bill Gates</td> <td>555 77 854</td> <td>555 77 855</td> </tr> </table> 7

rowspan attribute <table border="1"> <tr> <th>First Name: </th> <td>Bill Gates</td> </tr> <th rowspan="2">Telephone: </th> <td>555 77 854</td> </tr> <td>555 77 855</td> </tr> </table> 8