`<entry>`

A table entry represents a single cell in a table that is based on the OASIS Exchange Table Model.

Content model

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Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: ID and conref attributes, localization attributes, @align, @base, @char, @charoff, @class, @colsep, @outputclass, @rev, @rowsep, @valign, and the attributes defined below.

@colname

Specifies the column name in which an entry is found. The value is a reference to the @colname attribute on the <colspec> element.

@headers

Specifies which entries in the current table provide headers for this cell. The @headers attribute contains an unordered set of unique, space-separated tokens, each of which is an ID reference of an entry from the same table.

@nameend

Specifies the last logical column that is included in a horizontal span. The value is a reference to the @colname attribute on the <colspec> element.

@namest

Specifies the first logical column that is included in a horizontal span. The value is a reference to the @colname attribute on the <colspec> element.

@morerows

Specifies the number of additional rows to add in a vertical span.

@rotate

Specifies whether the contents of the entry are rotated. The following values are valid:

0: Indicates that no rotation occurs.
1: Indicates that the contents of the cell are rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.
-dita-use-conref-target: See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.

@scope

Specifies that the current entry is a header for other table entries. The following values are valid:

col: Indicates that the current entry is a header for all cells in the column.
colgroup: Indicates that the current entry is a header for all cells in the columns that are spanned by this entry.
row: Indicates that the current entry is a header for all cells in the row.
rowgroup: Indicates that the current entry is a header for all cells in the rows that are spanned by this entry.
-dita-use-conref-target: See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.

@align (complex table attributes)

Specifies the horizontal alignment of text in table entries. The following values are valid:

left: Indicates left alignment of the text.
right: Indicates right alignment of the text.
center: Indicates center alignment of the text.
justify: Justifies the contents to both the left and the right.
char: Indicates character alignment. The text is aligned with the first occurrence of the character specified by the @char attribute.
-dita-use-conref-target: See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.

The @align attribute is available on the following table elements: <colspec>, <entry>, and <tgroup>.

@base

Specifies metadata about the element. It is often used as a base for specialized attributes that have a simple syntax for values, but which are not conditional processing attributes.

The @base attribute takes a space-delimited set of values. However, when serving as a container for generalized attributes, the attribute values will be more complex. See Attribute generalization for more details.

@char (complex table attributes)

Specifies the alignment character, which is the character that is used for aligning the text in table entries. This attribute applies when align="char". A value of "" (the null string) means there is no aligning character.

For example, if align="char" and char="." are specified, then text in the table entry aligns with the first occurrence of the period within the entry. This might be useful if decimal alignment is required.

The @char attribute is available on the following table elements: <colspec> and <entry>.

@charoff (complex table attributes)

Specifies the horizontal offset of the alignment character that is specified by the @char attribute. The value is a greater-than-zero number that is less than or equal to 100. It represents the percentage of the current column width by which the text is offset to the left of the alignment character.

For example, if align="char", char=".", and charoff="50" are all specified, then text in the table entry is aligned 50% of the distance to the left of the first occurrence of the period character within the table entry.

The @charoff attribute is available on the following table elements: <colspec> and <entry>.

@class (not for use by authors)

This attribute is not for use by authors. If an editor displays @class attribute values, do not edit them. Specifies a default value that defines the specialization ancestry of the element. Its predefined values allow DITA tools to work correctly with specialized elements. In a generalized DITA document the @class attribute value in the generalized instance might differ from the default value for the @class attribute for the element as given in the DTD or schema. See The class attribute rules and syntax for more information. This attribute is specified on every element except for the <dita> container element. It is always specified with a default value, which varies for each element.

@colname

Specifies the column name in which an entry is found. The value is a reference to the @colname attribute on the <colspec> element.

@colsep (complex table attributes)

Specifies whether to render column separators between table entries. The following values are valid: 0 (no separators) and 1 (separators).

The @colsep attribute is available on the following table elements: <colspec>, <entry>, <table>, and <tgroup>.

@conaction

Specifies how the element content will be pushed into a new location. The following values are valid:

mark: The element acts as a marker when pushing content before or after the target, to help ensure that the push action is valid. The element with conaction="mark" also specifies the target of the push action with @conref. Content inside of the element with conaction="mark" is not pushed to the new location.
pushafter: Content from this element is pushed after the location specified by @conref on the element with conaction="mark". The element with conaction="pushafter" is the first sibling element after the element with conaction="mark".
pushbefore: Content from this element is pushed before the location specified by @conref on the element with conaction="mark". The element with conaction="pushbefore" is the first sibling element before the element with conaction="mark".
pushreplace: Content from this element replaces any content from the element referenced by the @conref attribute. A second element with conaction="mark" is not used when using conaction="pushreplace".
-dita-use-conref-target: See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.

See The conaction attribute for examples and details about the syntax.

@conkeyref

Specifies a key name or a key name with an element ID that acts as an indirect reference to reusable content. The referenced content is used in place of the content of the current element. See The conkeyref attribute for more details about the syntax and behaviors.

@conref

Specifies a URI that references a DITA element. The referenced content is used in place of the content of the current element. See The conref attribute for examples and details about the syntax.

@conrefend

Specifies a URI that references the last element in a sequence of elements, with the first element of the sequence specified by @conref. The referenced sequence of elements is used in place of the content of the current element. See The conrefend attribute for examples and details about the syntax.

@dir

Identifies or overrides the text directionality. The following values are valid:

lro: Indicates an override of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm, forcing the element into left-to-right mode.
ltr: Indicates left-to-right.
rlo: Indicates an override of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm, forcing the element into right-to-left mode.
rtl: Indicates right-to-left.
-dita-use-conref-target: See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.

See The dir attribute for more information.

@headers

@id

Specifies an identifier for the current element. This ID is the target for references by @href and @conref attributes and for external applications that refer to DITA or LwDITA content. This attribute is defined with the XML data type NMTOKEN, except where noted for specific elements within the language reference.

See id attribute for more details.

@morerows

Specifies the number of additional rows to add in a vertical span.

@nameend

Specifies the last logical column that is included in a horizontal span. The value is a reference to the @colname attribute on the <colspec> element.

@namest

Specifies the first logical column that is included in a horizontal span. The value is a reference to the @colname attribute on the <colspec> element.

@outputclass

Specifies a role that the element is playing. The role must be consistent with the basic semantic and expectations for the element. In particular, the @outputclass attribute can be used for styling during output processing; HTML output will typically preserve @outputclass for CSS processing.

@rev

Specifies a revision level of an element that identifies when the element was added or modified. It can be used to flag outputs when it matches a run-time parameter. It cannot be used for filtering nor is it sufficient to be used for version control. If no value is specified but the attribute is specified on a containing element within a map or within the related-links section, the value cascades from the closest containing element.

@rotate

Specifies whether the contents of the entry are rotated. The following values are valid:

0: Indicates that no rotation occurs.
1: Indicates that the contents of the cell are rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.
-dita-use-conref-target: See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.

@rowsep (complex table attributes)

Specifies whether to render row separators between table entries. The following values are valid: 0 (no separators) and 1 (separators).

The @rowsep attribute is available on the following table elements: <colspec>, <entry>, <row>, <table>, and <tgroup>.

@scope

Specifies that the current entry is a header for other table entries. The following values are valid:

col: Indicates that the current entry is a header for all cells in the column.
colgroup: Indicates that the current entry is a header for all cells in the columns that are spanned by this entry.
row: Indicates that the current entry is a header for all cells in the row.
rowgroup: Indicates that the current entry is a header for all cells in the rows that are spanned by this entry.
-dita-use-conref-target: See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.

@translate

Specifies whether the content of the element should be translated. The following values are valid: yes, no, and -dita-use-conref-target.

See Element-by-element recommendations for translators for suggested processing defaults for each element.

@valign (complex table attributes)

Specifies the vertical alignment of text in table entries. The following values are valid:

bottom: Indicates that text is aligned with the bottom of the table entry.
middle: Indicates that text is aligned with the middle of the table entry.
top: Indicates that text is aligned with the top of the table entry.
-dita-use-conref-target: See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.

The @valign attribute is available on the following table elements: <entry>, <tbody>, <thead>, and <row>.

@xml:lang

Specifies the language and optional locale of the content that is contained in an element. Valid values are language tokens or the null string. The @xml:lang attribute and its values are described in the Extensible Markup Language 1.0 specification, fifth edition.

Example

This section is non-normative.

See <table>.