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[DarrenPWS]

Hi everyone

I have noticed that some sites use the <tbody> tag when creating tables. Is this a neccessary bit of code or is it an optional thing that doesnt have much affect on the overall structure on a table ??

Thanks.
Darren Darkins

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The thead, tfoot and tbody elements enables you to group rows in a table. When you create a table, you might want to have a header row, some rows with data, and a row with totals at bottom. This division enables browsers to support scrolling of table bodies independently of the table header and footer. When long tables are printed, the table header and footer information may be repeated on each page that contains table data.

It's not 100% necessary. For more information see http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_tbody.asp remember, tables are designed for tabular data. not layout.