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HTML HTML Tables Structuring Tables Add the Table Footer Element

Posted by alexarinze
alexarinze
5,937 Points

Add a table footer element with one row and one table cell. Don't add any attributes or content yet.

What am i doing wrong?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Tables</title>
  </head>
  <body>

    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th scope="col">Name</th>
          <th scope="col">Job</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td>Nick</td>
          <td>Designer</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Andrew</td>
          <td>Developer</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Dave</td>
          <td>Developer</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>

     <tfoot></tfoot>  
      <tr></tr>
      <td></td>

    </table>

  </body>
</html>

4 Answers

Shawn Boyd
Shawn Boyd
14,345 Points
Shawn Boyd
Shawn Boyd
14,345 Points

Your tfoot should be between the thead and tbody.

From W3 (http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_tfoot.asp)

"The <tfoot> tag must be used in the following context: As a child of a <table> element, after any <caption>, <colgroup>, and <thead> elements and before any <tbody> and <tr> elements."

Lindsay Cardiff
Lindsay Cardiff
9,833 Points
Lindsay Cardiff
Lindsay Cardiff
9,833 Points

<table> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Name</th> <th scope="col">Job</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nick</td> <td>Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew</td> <td>Developer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dave</td> <td>Developer</td> </tr> </tbody>

  <tfoot>
  <tr></tr>
  <td></td>
 </tfoot>

</table>
Tom Nguyen
Tom Nguyen
33,501 Points
Tom Nguyen
Tom Nguyen
33,501 Points

solution:

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Tables</title>
  </head>
  <body>

    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th scope="col">Name</th>
          <th scope="col">Job</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tfoot>
        <td colspan="2">"Data is updated every 15 minutes."</td>
      </tfoot>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td>Nick</td>
          <td>Designer</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Andrew</td>
          <td>Developer</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Dave</td>
          <td>Developer</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

  </body>
</html>
alexarinze
alexarinze
5,937 Points
alexarinze
alexarinze
5,937 Points

Thank you!