December 1999
Intermediate to advanced
95 pages
2h 34m
English
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Name
<caption> — NN: 2, 3, 4 • MSIE: 2, 3, 4, 5 • HTML 4 • WebTV • Opera3
Synopsis
<caption>...</caption>
Provides a brief summary of the table’s contents or purpose.
According to the W3C HTML 4.0 Specification, if used, the caption
must immediately follow the <table> tag and
precede all other tags. The width of the caption is determined by the
width of the table. The caption’s position as displayed in the
browser can be controlled with the align attribute
(or valign in Internet Explorer).
Attributes
align=top|bottom|left|right|centerPositions the caption relative to the table. This attribute has been deprecated by the W3C HTML 4.0 Specification in favor of style sheet positioning.
summary=textW3C HTML 4.0 Specification only. Used to provide a longer description of the table’s contents for use by a speech- or Braille-based web browser.
valign=top|bottomInternet Explorer 3.0 and higher only. Positions the caption above or below the table (top is the default).
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