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Description
This element holds the rows of a table grid that contain the body of the table. Other elements contain header and footer rows (see <thead> and <tfoot>).
<table>
  <tgroup cols="3">
    ...
    <tbody>
      <row>
        <entry>Row 1, Col 1</entry><entry>Row 1, Col 2</entry><entry>Row 1, Col 3</entry>
      </row>
      <row>
        <entry>Row 2, Col 1</entry><entry>Row 2, Col 2</entry><entry>Row 2, Col 3</entry>
      </row>
    </tbody>
    ...
  </tgroup>
</table>
Note that the CALS model has been modified to ensure or encourage additional Taylor & Francis rules and conventions. On this element, the change is: the attribute that specifies vertical alignment now has a default value of "top".
Parent Elements
The elements listed below may directly contain this element. They are "parent" elements. Elements in referenced groups are included, up to two levels of group nesting.
Parent elements: <tgroup>
Model Diagram
The DTD model for this element:
--+(sequence)
  |  
 row (repeatable) -- (elements)
DTD Definition
The DTD contains the following element and attribute definitions (note that embedded links are to definitions within the DTD page of this guide):
<!ELEMENT tbody                          (row+)>
<!ATTLIST tbody
                valign                   (top | middle | bottom)  #IMPLIED 
               %a-group-CommonIDAttrs;>
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Defined in DTD section Block-level Content : Tables
General Attributes (shared with other elements)
Common Optional ID Attributes (a-group-CommonIDAttrs)
Local Attributes (defined for this element alone)
Attribute: valign (Vertical Alignment)
Description
This attribute specifies a vertical alignment for all cells in the table body segment.
Specification
This attribute is not required. The allowed values are "top", "middle" and "bottom".
DTD Definition
                valign                   (top | middle | bottom)  #IMPLIED 
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