HTML Standard attribute: rowspan
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The HTML rowspan attribute indicates the number
of rows a table cell should span. It applies to <td> and <th> elements.
Valid attribute
values (when used with <td>
and <th>
elements) include:
Value
|
Description
|
integer
|
Number of rows a cell
should span
|
EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
table,td,tr,th,caption {border: thin solid black; border-collapse: collapse;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
Created using HTML:<br>
<table>
<tr><th>row</th><th>val</th></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td rowspan="2">A</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td></tr>
</table>
<br><br>Created using JavaScript:<br>
<table>
<tr><th>row</th><th>val</th></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td id="x1">A</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td></tr>
</table>
<script>
var att = document.createAttribute("rowspan");
att.value = "2";
document.getElementById("x1").setAttributeNode(att);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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