scope

Scope (XHTML table model)

Specifies the cells for which the <td> element provides header information. This provides an alternative to using headers (<th>) if the arrangement of header cells is not complex.

See W3C documentation for the XHTML table model.

Remarks

Not widely supported as of Summer 2002.

Attribute Values

In Elements

<td>
<th>
Value Meaning
col Provides header information for the rest of the column
colgroup Provides header information for the rest of the column group (i.e., the remaining cells within the <colgroup> element)
row Provides header information for the rest of the row
rowgroup Provides header information for the rest of the row group (i.e., the remaining cells of the current <thead>, <tfoot>, or <tbody>)
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used.