role | indicates the kind of information held in the cell. |
| Datatype: CDATA |
| Legal values: | label | labelling or descriptive information only. | data | data values. |
|
| Default: data |
Note | The value specified overrides any default specified by the
role attribute of the parent <row> element,
for this cell only.
|
rows | indicates the number of rows occupied by this cell. |
| Datatype: NUMBER |
| Values: A number; a value greater than one indicates that this cell
spans several rows. |
| Default: 1 |
Note | Where several cells span several rows, it may be more convenient
to use nested tables.
|
cols | indicates the number of columns occupied by this cell. |
| Datatype: NUMBER |
| Values: A number; a value greater than one indicates that this cell
spans several columns. |
| Default: 1 |
Note | Where an initial cell spans an entire row, it should be treated as
a heading.
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