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Posted by Lily Maley
Lily Maley
4,201 Points

When do you use class and when do you use ID when defining the table, tr, and td?

Sometimes for his td's he uses class and other times he uses id's. Is there any particular reason? I know that in CSS the IDs are usually for one-time elements where as classes are for repeaters... I'm just confused as to why he switches in here when they all seem to be one-time elements.

Thanks!

Arjun Temurnikar
Arjun Temurnikar
9,695 Points

Perhaps he is using classes because there is some future use for it? There is no difference really. For one time elements, you can still use classes. The world won't burn.

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Jenna McCarter
Jenna McCarter
4,391 Points
Jenna McCarter
Jenna McCarter
4,391 Points

IDs are unique which means that an element can only have one ID and each page can only have one element with that ID. Classes, on the other hand, can be used for multiple elements and you can use multiple classes on the same element.

Hope this helps!