tbody (db.cals.tbody)

tbody — A wrapper for the rows of a table or informal table.

Synopsis

tbody (db.cals.tbody) ::=

  • One or more of:

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Additional attributes:

  • valign (enumeration)
    • “bottom”
    • “middle”
    • “top”

Description

The tbody wrapper identifies the rows of a table that form the body of the table, as distinct from the header (thead) and footer (tfoot) rows.

In most tables, the tbody contains most of the rows.

Processing expectations

This element is expected to obey the semantics of the CALS Table Model Document Type Definition calsdtd.

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

any attribute

Any attribute in any other explicit namespace

valign

Specifies the vertical alignment of text in an entry.

Enumerated values:
“bottom”

Aligned on the bottom of the entry.

“middle”

Aligned in the middle.

“top”

Aligned at the top of the entry.

Parents

These elements contain tbody: tgroup.

Children

The following elements occur in tbody: row (db.row).

See Also

Related elements: colspec, entry, entrytbl, informaltable, row, spanspec, table, tbody (db.cals.entrytbl.tbody), tfoot, tgroup, thead.