tbody element | tBody object
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Designates rows as the body of the table.
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Standards information
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 11.2.3
DOM Information
Inheritance Hierarchy
Remarks
Valid tags within the TBODY element include:
The TBODY element is exposed for all tables, even if the table does not explicitly define a TBODY element.
The table object and its associated elements have a separate table object model, which uses different methods than the general object model. For more information on the table object model, see Building Tables Dynamically.
Windows Internet Explorer 8 will only render tables up to 1000 columns. To force Windows Internet Explorer 7 rendering mode, see How Do I Take Advantage of the New Features in Internet Explorer 8.
Examples
This example uses the TBODY element with the TABLE, TD, THEAD, and TR elements to create a table with the first row in the table head and the second row in the table body.
<TABLE> <THEAD> <TR> <TD> This text is in the THEAD. </TD> </TR> </THEAD> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> This text is in the TBODY. </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE>
See also
Build date: 3/8/2012
