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==Markup description==
==Markup description==
===Wikicode===
===Wikicode===
Table is starte with the code <nowiki>{|</nowiki> and ended witht the code <nowiki>{|</nowiki>
Table is starte with the code <B><nowiki>{|</nowiki></b> and ended with the code <b><nowiki>{|</nowiki></b>
The divition of rows is marked by <nowiki>|-</nowiki>
The division of rows is marked by <b><nowiki>|-</nowiki></b>
The talbe header cells are denoted by an exclamation mark <nowiki>!</nowiki>
The talbe header cells are denoted by an exclamation mark: <b><nowiki>!</nowiki></b>
Cells within rows are separated by a pipe <nowiki>|</nowiki> on it's own.
Cells within rows are separated by a pipe <b><nowiki>|</nowiki></b> on its own.
Additional spaces and line breaks within the table code are ignored. So both of the following code fragments produce the same result
Additional spaces and line breaks within the table code are ignored. So both of the following code fragments produce the same result:


  <nowiki>|-</nowiki><br />
  <nowiki>
  <nowiki>| Female</nowiki><br />
|-
  <nowiki>| 1.6</nowiki><br />
  | Female
  <nowiki>| 75</nowiki><br />
  | 1.6
  | 75


is the same as
 
  |-
  <nowiki>|-</nowiki><br />
  | Female | 1.6 | 75  
  <nowiki>| Female | 1.6 | 75 </nowiki><br />
</nowiki>


===HTML===
===HTML===

Revision as of 13:06, 2 May 2007

There are two ways to build tables:

  • in special Wiki-markup
  • with HTML elements: <table>, <tr>, <td> or <th>.

Simple example

SexHeightWeight
Males1.85100
Females1.675

Wiki-markup

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sex
! Height
! Weight
|-
| Male
| 1.85
| 100
|-
| Female
| 1.6
| 75
|}

HTML

<table border="1px">
<tr><th>Sex</th><th>height</th><th>weight</ht></tr>
<tr><td>Males</td><td>1.85</td><td>100</td></tr>
<tr><td>Females</td><td>1.6</td><td>75</td></tr>
</table>

Markup description

Wikicode

Table is starte with the code {| and ended with the code {| The division of rows is marked by |- The talbe header cells are denoted by an exclamation mark: ! Cells within rows are separated by a pipe | on its own. Additional spaces and line breaks within the table code are ignored. So both of the following code fragments produce the same result:

 |-
 | Female
 | 1.6
 | 75

 
 |-
 | Female | 1.6 | 75 

HTML

Table is starte with the code <table> and ended witht the code </table A new row is started by <tr> and ended by </tr> (end tags may be optional.) Cells within rows that are headers for the table are started <th> and ended by </th> (end tags may be optional.) Cells within rows contain the table data are started <td> and ended by </td> (end tags may be optional.) Additional spaces and line breaks within the table code are ignored. So both of the following code fragments produce the same result:

<tr>
<td>Females</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr>

is the same as

<tr><td>Females</td><td>1.6</td><td>75</td></tr>

Advanced editing

There are many additional things that can be don with tables. Full explanations of every feature of the HTML table markup can be found at the w3.org specificats and at w3schools.com.