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Elizabeth Naughton
374 Pointstr vs. table
In the code, you have <tr> with the <td id="bodyCell">
Then you put a <table> within that called "emailContainer". Why do you need the "bodyCell" <tr>? Why not just the <table>?
1 Answer
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsHi Elizabeth,
I think you meant "Why do you need the "bodyCell" <td>?" Also, I'm assuming you're asking why not put the <table> in the <tr> directly. I'll update my answer if this is not correct.
It has to do with how tables are structured in the html specification that the w3c has created. There is a certain structure and set of rules that browsers are supposed to follow.
The tr element is meant to be a container for td or th elements. These are the only elements that should be used inside a tr
All of your table content should always be contained within a td or th. In this case, the content happens to be another table. So that entire nested table should be contained entirely within a single td element.
this is valid html:
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<table>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
This is not valid:
<table>
<tr>
<table>
</table>
</tr>
</table>