| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 2 |
| IE8+ | FF1+ | SA3.1+ | OP9.2+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Syntax
Description
The
frame attribute allows you to set a border on given
edges of a table, as Figure 1 shows,
or to a combination of edges. For example, you can use it to set a border
on just the right-hand side ("rhs"), or on just the
horizontal edges of the table. As such, this attribute is slightly more
powerful than the humble border. However, all of the
effects that this attribute makes achievable can be achieved with CSS
(using the border-top,
border-bottom, border-left,
and border-right properties)—and this would be the
better option.
Example
The frame for
this table is set to
"hsides":
<table frame="hsides">
<tr>
<th>Account Type</th>
<th>Interest Rate</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Smart</td>
<td>From 2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Young Saver</td>
<td>From 1.6%</td>
</tr>
</table>
Value
The recognized attribute values are as shown in the syntax section.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Buggy | Buggy | Buggy | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | None | None | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Most browsers tested
do something with this attribute’s values (with the exception of
Safari versions 1 and 2, which ignore them completely), but Internet
Explorer 6 and 7 interprets frame very differently
from the other browsers (fixed in IE8). Firefox, Opera, and Safari 3 all
render the borders on the table’s edges only, while IE6
& 7 also render the borders on the cells within the
table.
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