<table>
The <table> tag is similar to the <figure> tag,
but is made to be wrapper for a <tabular>. Using
the <table> tag allows the contained <tabular> to be referenced
by name. That is, a <table> will result in a label like
“Table 1.2.3” appearing in your document.
Syntax
Attributes
| Attribute | Required? | Values |
|---|---|---|
component = "…" | optional | string |
label = "…" | optional | string |
landscape = "…" | optional | "yes""no" |
xml:base = "…" | optional | string |
xml:id = "…" | optional | string |
xml:lang = "…" | optional | string |
Children
The following may appear as children:<idx> <plaintitle> <shorttitle> <tabular> <title> Parents
This element may appear as an immediate child of the following elements:<activity> <algorithm> <answer> <appendix> <article> <case> <chapter> <claim> <computation> <conclusion> <convention> <corollary> <data> <example> <exercise> <exploration> <fact> <hint> <identity> <insight> <introduction> <investigation> <lemma> <li> <note> <observation> <paragraphs> <problem> <project> <proof> <proposition> <question> <remark> <section> <sidebyside> <solution> <statement> <subsection> <subsubsection> <task> <technology> <theorem> <warning>
Notes
A note about table borders
Placing borders in tables exactly where you want them requires that you
understand in which elements the attributes top, left, bottom, and
right may be applied. Note that while horizontal borders (rules)
are easy, vertical rules have been made intentionally more work “to gently
guide authors towards good choices” in document design.
The section of the PreTeXt Guide on Tables and Tabulars
is the definitive source.
Examples
A simple table
In this example, all cell entries are right-justified; the table has a header row and some cells have borders.
A slightly more complicated table.
In this example, we use the <col> tag to set the horizontal
alignment of <cell> entries in different columns as well as a
colspan option in one of the header cells.