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When trying to collapse a table the space is still there. In other words collapse renders the same way as hidden on a table. The html code below illustrates the problem:

HTML

<table border="1">
  <tr>
  <td>ABC</td>
  <td>BCD</td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="visibility:collapse">
  <td>..</td>
  <td>...</td>
  </tr>
</table>

<table border="1">
  <tr>
  <td>CDE</td>
  <td>DEF</td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="visibility:hidden">
  <td>..</td>
  <td>...</td>
  </tr>
</table>

What should I do to remove space as wall?

Posted 24-Nov-11 17:27pm

amit_83

Updated 24-Nov-11 18:31pm

JF2015

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JF2015 25-Nov-11 0:31am

Edited to fix code formatting.

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Peter_in_2780 · Answer 1 · 2011-11-24T18:21:00

Solution 1

According to W3schools[^], visibility:collapse means

Quote:
Only for table elements. collapse removes a row or column, but it does not affect the table layout. The space taken up by the row or column will be available for other content.

If collapse is used on other elements, it renders as "hidden"

So, it's doing exactly as it should.

Peter

Posted 24-Nov-11 18:21pm

Peter_in_2780

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Nov-11 1:33am

Good point. And it's clear why it makes sense for tables. My 5.
--SA