TABLE construction not understood

usit · October 9, 2013, 2:21pm

‘HTML, The Definitive Guide’ by Musciano & Kennedy, gives the following simple example of a table…
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Kumquat versus a poked eye, by gender

Eating Kumquats	Poke In The Eye
	Preference
Gender	Male	73%	27%
Female	16%	84%

[/php] It works perfectly, BUT I don't understand it. One question: Why is 'Preference' printed in the 2nd column and not the 1st? (I give up!) Thanks for some understanding

JimL · October 9, 2013, 2:26pm

Envision the table like cells in a spreadsheet (excel etc). Since you want two open cells in the top left you need to actually print the html for those two cells, then you add two cells containing Preference… etc

Just try to change it and reload the page and see what happens with the table. It’s a great way of learning.

usit · October 9, 2013, 6:27pm

Thanks, JimL. A vizual analog is exactly what I needed. Been practicing the last couple of hours. Gradually getting the hang of it.

Appreciated,
usit