{"id":60,"date":"2022-03-19T09:56:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T09:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.brightwhiz.com\/?post_type=topic&p=60"},"modified":"2022-03-19T09:56:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T09:56:53","slug":"html-tables","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"http:\/\/local.tutorials\/topic\/html-tables\/","title":{"rendered":"HTML – Tables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HTML tables are used to arrange HTML-supported data into rows and columns of cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HTML tables are created using the <table><\/code> tag. Within the tags, you typically use the <tr><\/code> tag to create table rows. Tr stands for table row. Inside the <tr><\/code> tag, you can use the <td><\/code> tag to create data cells. Td stands for table data. The content is placed under the <td><\/code> tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n   <head>\n      <title>HTML Tables Example<\/title>\n   <\/head>\n   <body>\n      <table border="1">\n         <tr>\n            <td>Row 1, Column 1<\/td>\n            <td>Row 1, Column 2<\/td>\n            <td>Row 1, Column 3<\/td>\n         <\/tr>\n         <tr>\n            <td>Row 2, Column 1<\/td>\n            <td>Row 2, Column 2<\/td>\n            <td>Row 2, Column 3<\/td>\n         <\/tr>\n         <tr>\n            <td>Row 3, Column 1<\/td>\n            <td>Row 3, Column 2<\/td>\n            <td>Row 3, Column 3<\/td>\n         <\/tr>\n      <\/table>\n      \n   <\/body>\n<\/html><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The above code will produce a table such as this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Row 1, Column 1<\/td>Row 1, Column 2<\/td>Row 1, Column 3<\/td><\/tr>
Row 2, Column 1<\/td>Row 2, Column 2<\/td>Row 2, Column 3<\/td><\/tr>
Row 3, Column 1<\/td>Row 3, Column 2<\/td>Row 3, Column 3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
We’ve used the border attribute to give the table and cells a border of 1 pixel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Table Heading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You can use the <th><\/code> tag to define a table heading. <th><\/code> tags replace <td><\/code> tags in rows where you want to specify a heading. Typically they would be used on the first row even though they can appear on any row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Example<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This HTML table uses table headings on the first row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<table>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Company<\/th>\n    <th>Owner<\/th>\n    <th>Country<\/th>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td>Acme Corporation<\/td>\n    <td>Martin Acmes<\/td>\n    <td>England<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td>Merlin Fisheries<\/td>\n    <td>Peter Chenney<\/td>\n    <td>Australia<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td>Max Agri Tools<\/td>\n    <td>Fred Hammad<\/td>\n    <td>United States<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The above code will produce a table such as this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Company<\/th>Owner<\/th>Country<\/th><\/tr>
Acme Corporation<\/td>Martin Acmes<\/td>England<\/td><\/tr>
Merlin Fisheries<\/td>Peter Chenney<\/td>Australia<\/td><\/tr>
Max Agri Tools<\/td>Fred Hammad<\/td>United States<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Table Height and Width<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Use the width and height attributes to set the table size. The dimensions can be set using either pixels or a percentage of the available screen area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<table border="1" width="480" height="320">\n   ...\n<\/table><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Table Background and Border Color<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You can set table background color and border color using one of the following attributes depending on what you want to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
  • bgcolor attribute<\/strong> \u2212 Use this to set the background color for the whole table or if used as a attribute then it will apply to just one cell.<\/li>
  • background attribute<\/strong> \u2212 Use this to set a background image for the whole table or if used as a attribute then it will apply to just one cell.<\/li>
  • bordercolor attribute<\/strong> – Use this to set a border color for the whole table.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Note <\/strong>\u2212 The bgcolor<\/code>, background<\/code>, and bordercolor<\/code> attributes were deprecated in HTML5. Do not use these attributes. Instead, use the style<\/code> attribute or external CSS styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Cell Padding and Cell Spacing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    You can use the following attributes to control white space within and surrounding cells. The value of these attributes is in pixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    • cellpadding attribute<\/strong> – use this attribute in the <td><\/code> tag to set the white space between the content and the edge of the cell<\/li>
    • cellspacing attribute<\/strong> – Use this attribute in the <td><\/code> tag to set the white space between surrounding cells<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      <table border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="7">\n   <tr>\n      <th>Name<\/th>\n      <th>Age<\/th>\n   <\/tr>\n   <tr>\n      <td>Zawadi Amani<\/td>\n      <td>50<\/td>\n   <\/tr>\n   <tr>\n      <td>Mumbi Gichui<\/td>\n      <td>35<\/td>\n   <\/tr>\n<\/table><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
      The above code will produce a table such as this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Name<\/th>Age<\/th><\/tr>
      Zawadi Amani<\/td>50<\/td><\/tr>
      Mumbi Gichui<\/td>35<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
      Column Spans and Row Spans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      You can use the following attributes in the <td><\/code> tags as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      • colspan attribute – use this attribute to merge cells horizontally<\/li>
      • rowspan attribute – use this attribute to merge cells vertically<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        Example<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        colspan and rowspan attributes usage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        <table border="1">\n   <tr>\n      <th>Column 1<\/th>\n      <th>Column 2<\/th>\n      <th>Column 3<\/th>\n   <\/tr>\n   <tr>\n      <td colspan="3">Row 1 Cell 1<\/td>\n   <\/tr>\n   <tr>\n      <td rowspan="2">Row 2 Cell 1<\/td>\n      <td>Row 2 Cell 2<\/td>\n      <td>Row 2 Cell 3<\/td>\n   <\/tr>\n   <tr>\n      <td>Row 3 Cell 2<\/td>\n      <td>Row 3 Cell 3<\/td>\n   <\/tr>\n<\/table><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
        The above code will produce a table such as this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        Column 1<\/th>Column 2<\/th>Column 3<\/th><\/tr>
        Row 1 Cell 1<\/td><\/tr>
        Row 2 Cell 1<\/td>Row 2 Cell 2<\/td>Row 2 Cell 3<\/td><\/tr>
        Row 3 Cell 2<\/td>Row 3 Cell 3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
        Table Header, Body, and Footer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        HTML tables can be divided into three logical sections namely a header, a body, and a footer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        The three elements for sectioning the header, body, and footer of a table are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        • <thead><\/code> \u2212 used to create a separate table header.<\/li>
        • <tbody><\/code> \u2212 used to indicate the main body of the table.<\/li>
        • <tfoot><\/code> \u2212 used to create a separate table footer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          The content within the <thead><\/code> is always displayed at the top of the table while the content within the <tfoot> tag is always at the end of the table. These tags work similarly to the header and footer of a Word Processor where the content in those sections is displayed on every page. A table can have more than one <tbody><\/code> tag. These can act as different pages or groups of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
          Example<\/p>\n\n\n\n
          Table showing the use of <thead><\/code>, <tbody><\/code>, <tfoot><\/code> tags:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
          <table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th colspan="2">This is the table header<\/th> \n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n\n  <tfoot>\n    <tr>\n      <td colspan="2">This is the table footer<\/td> \n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tfoot>\n\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>January<\/td>\n      <td>$100<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>February<\/td>\n      <td>$80<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
          The above code will produce a table such as this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
          This is the table header<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
          January<\/td>$100<\/td><\/tr>
          February<\/td>$80<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
          This is the table footer<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
          Nested Tables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
          Tables can be nested within other tables as long as the child table is placed inside a <td><\/code> tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
          Example<\/p>\n\n\n\n
          <table border="1" width="100%">\n   <tr>\n     <td>Column 1<\/td>\n     <td>Column 2<\/td>\n   <\/tr>\n   <tr>\n      <td colspan="2">\n         <table border = "1" width = "100%">\n            <tr>\n               <th>Month<\/th>\n               <th>Profit<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n               <td>January<\/td>\n               <td>$5000<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n               <td>February<\/td>\n               <td>$7000<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n         <\/table>\n      <\/td>\n   <\/tr>\n<\/table><\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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