char
Table Cell Alignment Character (NISO JATS table model)
The character to be used in horizontal alignment of the contents of an entry in a
table. The content of a table data or table header element is to be aligned horizontally based on the character named in this
attribute, for example, alignment on a period for decimal alignment or on an equal sign for alignment of variables. (This
attribute is based on and
intended to be converted easily to the XHMTL char attribute.)
<col>,
<colgroup>,
<tbody>,
<td>,
<tfoot>,
<th>,
<thead>,
<tr>
| Value |
Meaning |
| Text, numbers, or special characters |
When used in conjunction with align="char", the contents of the table entry are aligned relative to the character specified by this attribute.
|
| Restriction: @char is an optional attribute; there is no default.
|
...
<table border="1">
<colgroup>
<col span="1"/>
<col align="char" char="," charoff="50%" span="1"/>
</colgroup>
...
</table>
...