<tbody>

Table Body for an XHTML Table

Container element that holds the rows and columns in one of the body (as opposed to the header) portions of a table.

Remarks

Use W3C documentation for the XHTML 1.1 table model (https://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/abstract_modules.html#s_tablemodule).

Related Elements

In NISO STS, a NISO JATS XHTML-inspired table may be divided into header elements <thead> and table body elements <tbody>.

Attributes

align Horizontal Alignment (NISO JATS table model)
char Table Cell Alignment Character (NISO JATS table model)
charoff Table Character Offset (NISO JATS table model)
content-type Type of Content
id Document Internal Identifier
style Style (NISO JATS table model)
valign Vertical Alignment (NISO JATS table model)
xml:base Base

Model Description

<tr> Table Row, one or more

This element may be contained in:

<array>, <table>

Example 1

As part of a titled table:
...
<sec id="s6.7.1.5">
 <label>6.7.1.5</label>
 <title>Ambient illumination</title>
 <p>This test is used to determine the ambient light 
  levels under which the scanner will operate.</p>
 <p>... Specific applications may not require the 
  extended range noted in <xref ref-type="table" 
  rid="t11">Table 11</xref>.</p>
 <table-wrap id="t11">
  <label>Table 11</label>
  <caption><title>Ambient illumination levels</title></caption>
  <table>
   <thead>
    <tr>
     <th>Lighting Conditions</th>
     <th>Illumination Level Lux</th>
    </tr>
   </thead>
   <tbody>
    <tr>
     <td>Dark room</td>
     <td>0</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
     <td>Desk top</td>
     <td>100</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
     <td>Overcast daylight</td>
     <td>1,000</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
     <td>Bright sunlight</td>
     <td>100,000</td>
    </tr>
   </tbody>
  </table>
 </table-wrap>
 ...
</sec>
...

Example 2

As part of an array:
...
<p>Visually inspect the fracture surfaces to establish 
 the nature of the fracture, and assess the type of 
 fracture as follows:
 <array id="tab_g">
  <tbody>
   <tr>
    <td align="left" scope="row" valign="top">A</td>
    <td align="left" valign="top">is cohesive failure of 
     substrate;</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td align="left" scope="row" valign="top">A/B</td>
    <td align="left" valign="top">is adhesive failure 
     between substrate and first coat;</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td align="left" scope="row" valign="top">B</td>
    <td align="left" valign="top">is cohesive failure 
     of first coat;</td>
   </tr>
   ...
  </tbody>
 </array>
</p>
...

NISO STS 1.0 Tag Suite Components

Version of October 2017

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