Assertion:
Internet Explorer requires the THEAD, TBODY and TFOOT sections
to exist in order to use the RULES and FRAME attributes of the TABLE element.
This is counter to the statement in the specifications for tables that the omission
of THEAD, TBODY and TFOOT elements IMPLIES that the table content is all one TBODY section.
Simple table, no TABLE attributes except border=2, no THEAD/TBODY/TFOOT elements:
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| TD Cell 1 | TH Cell 2 | TD Cell 3 Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text |
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| TD Cell 4 Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text | TD Cell 5 | TH Cell 6 |
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| TD Cell 7 | TD Cell 8 | TH Cell 9 |
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Simple table, TABLE border=2, frame=hsides, rules=rows; no THEAD/TBODY/TFOOT elements:
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| TD Cell 1 | TH Cell 2 | TD Cell 3 Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text |
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| TD Cell 4 Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text | TD Cell 5 | TH Cell 6 |
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| TD Cell 7 | TD Cell 8 | TH Cell 9 |
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Complex table, TABLE border=2, frame=hsides, rules=rows; THEAD/TBODY/TFOOT separate the three table rows:
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| TD Cell 1 | TH Cell 2 | TD Cell 3 Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text |
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| TD Cell 4 Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text Filler text | TD Cell 5 | TH Cell 6 |
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| TD Cell 7 | TD Cell 8 | TH Cell 9 |
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