<div > inside <table> doesn't work - why not?

[Paul Thompson]

When I put a <div ...> inside a <table> specification, functionality is
not there. When I put the <table> inside the <div> everything works.

Why is that?

[Evertjan.]

Re: &lt;div &gt; inside &lt;table&gt ; doesn't work - why not?

Paul Thompson wrote on 28 aug 2003 in comp.lang.javas cript:
[color=blue]
> When I put a <div ...> inside a <table> specification, functionality is
> not there. When I put the <table> inside the <div> everything works.[/color]

1 not true

2 not javascript, better ask a html NG



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[kaeli]

Re: &lt;div &gt; inside &lt;table&gt ; doesn't work - why not?

In article <bil4hk$2pn$1@n ewsreader.wustl .edu>, paul@wubios.wus tl.edu
enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> When I put a <div ...> inside a <table> specification, functionality is
> not there. When I put the <table> inside the <div> everything works.
>
> Why is that?
>
>[/color]

Because the magic 8 ball said so.

How about a little more data for those of us with no magic 8 ball?

I put divs in tables all the time and have no problem.
Browser?
What functionality doesn't work?
What happens?
What doesn't happen?
Test code?


You can't overlap. Watch your nesting.

Bad:
<div>
<table>
....
</div>
</table>

Bad:
<table>
....
<div>
....
</table>
</div>

Bad:
<table>
<div>
<tr>
....
</tr>
</div>
</table>

Good:
<table>
<tr><td>
<div>
....
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Divs in tables must be *in* the table cell, not between rows or cells.

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[Paul Thompson]

Re: &lt;div &gt; inside &lt;table&gt ; doesn't work - why not?



kaeli wrote:[color=blue]
> In article <bil4hk$2pn$1@n ewsreader.wustl .edu>, paul@wubios.wus tl.edu
> enlightened us with...
>[color=green]
>>When I put a <div ...> inside a <table> specification, functionality is
>>not there. When I put the <table> inside the <div> everything works.
>>
>>Why is that?
>>
>>[/color]
>
>
> Because the magic 8 ball said so.
>
> How about a little more data for those of us with no magic 8 ball?
>
> I put divs in tables all the time and have no problem.
> Browser?
> What functionality doesn't work?
> What happens?
> What doesn't happen?
> Test code?
>
>[/color]

Thanks. Your reply addresses my problem. I was trying

<table>
<div>
<tr><td>...
</div><div>
<tr><td>
</div>
</table>

and this did not work at all. The problem appears to be that
information must be properly presented within the table structure.
I was trying to put the <div> between cells, which appears to be a
non-starter.

Appreciate your response...

[color=blue]
> You can't overlap. Watch your nesting.
>
> Bad:
> <div>
> <table>
> ...
> </div>
> </table>
>
> Bad:
> <table>
> ...
> <div>
> ...
> </table>
> </div>
>
> Bad:
> <table>
> <div>
> <tr>
> ...
> </tr>
> </div>
> </table>
>
> Good:
> <table>
> <tr><td>
> <div>
> ...
> </div>
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> Divs in tables must be *in* the table cell, not between rows or cells.
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> ~kaeli~
> Press any key to continue or any other key to quit.
> Who is General Failure and why is he reading
> my hard disk?
> http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
> http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
> -------------------------------------------------[/color]