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5,937 PointsAdd a table footer element with one row and one table cell. Don't add any attributes or content yet.
What am i doing wrong?
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML Tables</title>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Name</th>
<th scope="col">Job</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Nick</td>
<td>Designer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Andrew</td>
<td>Developer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dave</td>
<td>Developer</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot></tfoot>
<tr></tr>
<td></td>
</table>
</body>
</html>
4 Answers
Shawn Boyd
14,345 PointsYour tfoot should be between the thead and tbody.
From W3 (http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_tfoot.asp)
"The <tfoot> tag must be used in the following context: As a child of a <table> element, after any <caption>, <colgroup>, and <thead> elements and before any <tbody> and <tr> elements."
Lindsay Cardiff
9,833 Points<table> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Name</th> <th scope="col">Job</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nick</td> <td>Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew</td> <td>Developer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dave</td> <td>Developer</td> </tr> </tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr></tr>
<td></td>
</tfoot>
</table>
Tom Nguyen
33,500 Pointssolution:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML Tables</title>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Name</th>
<th scope="col">Job</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<td colspan="2">"Data is updated every 15 minutes."</td>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Nick</td>
<td>Designer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Andrew</td>
<td>Developer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dave</td>
<td>Developer</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</body>
</html>
alexarinze
5,937 PointsThank you!