The Table Elements
Before delving into the more advanced uses of tables, it's instructive to look at a table used for the purpose tables are intended: to display columns of data. The next three sections present the elements you need to create a simple table for this purpose.
All table-related elements occur within the <table> element. Any table-related elements occurring outside a <table> element are considered invalid and will cause your document to be rejected.
A good habit you should get into immediately is to put the closing </table> tag into your XHTML file whenever you start a <table> element. If you don't have a closing </table> tag and you go to a browser to preview your work, the browser will reject the page because of inappropriate ...
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