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thead

The table header (<thead>) element precedes the table body (<tbody>) element in a complex table.

Contains

note

These models represent only the default document types distributed by OASIS. Actual content models will differ with each new document type.
Doctype Content model
topic, map, concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary ( (row) (one or more) )

Contained by

Doctype Content model
topic (base), map (base), topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task (strict), task (general), bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary tgroup

Inheritance

- topic/thead

Example

See table.

Attributes

Name Description Data Type Default Value Required?
valign Indicates the vertical alignment of text in a table entry (cell). Allowable values are:
top
Align the text to the top of the table entry (cell).
bottom
Align the text to the bottom of the table entry (cell).
middle
Align the text to the middle of the table entry (cell).
-dita-use-​conref-​target
See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.
(top | bottom | middle | -dita-use-​conref-​target) #IMPLIED No
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) A set of related attributes, described in univ-atts attribute group
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) A set of related attributes, described in global-atts attribute group
class, outputclass Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes

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