<col>

Column

The description of one column of a table.

Remarks

This tag set uses a modified HTML table model.

Attributes

align Alignment
char Table Cell Alignment Character
charoff Table Character Offset
span Span
valign Vertical Alignment
width Width

Expanded Content Model

EMPTY

Description

This is an EMPTY element

This element may be contained in:

<colgroup>, <informaltable>, <table>

Example

...
      <section>
        <title>Fruits and Nuts</title>
        <para>The colony abounded with a wealth of fruits and nuts, some not previously known to the
          Europeans. ...</para>
        <table>
          <caption>
            <para>North American Native Plants</para>
          </caption>
          <col align="right" valign="top"/>
          <col valign="top"/>
          <col align="center" valign="top"/>
          <thead>
            <tr valign="top">
              <th>Use</th>
              <th>Plant Part</th>
              <th>Examples</th>
            </tr>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td rowspan="8"><emphasis role="bold">Vegetables</emphasis></td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td rowspan="2">Seeds</td>
              <td>Corn</td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td>Beans</td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td rowspan="3">Fruits</td>
              <td>Squash</td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td>Peppers</td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td>Tomatoes</td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td rowspan="2">Roots</td>
              <td>Potatoes</td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td>Sweet Potatoes</td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td rowspan="4"><emphasis role="bold">Teas</emphasis></td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td rowspan="2">Leaves</td>
              <td>Mountain Mint (Namewuskons)</td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td>Dawn Mint (Wabinowusk)</td>
            </tr>
            <tr valign="top">
              <td>Berries</td>
              <td>Wintergreen</td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
        </table>
      </section>
      ...

Module

balisage-1-3.dtd