###### 3.1.1.3.2 tgroup

The <tgroup> element in a table contains column, row, spanning, header, and the body (<tbody>) of the table.Deleted " and footer specifications", since DITA uses the OASIS interchange model, which doesn't include tfoot.

###### Contains

Doctype | Content model
topic, map, concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary | ( (colspec) (any number) then (thead) (optional) then tbody)

###### Contained by

Doctype | Content model
topic (base), map (base), topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task (strict), task (general), bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary | table

###### Inheritance

- topic/tgroup

###### Example

See 3.1.1.3.1 table.

###### Attributes

Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required?
cols | Indicates the number of columns in a <tgroup> in a table. | NMTOKEN | #REQUIRED | Yes
colsep | Column separator. A value of 0 indicates no separators; 1 indicates separators. | NMTOKEN | #IMPLIED | No
rowsep | Row separator. A value of 0 indicates no separators; 1 indicates separators. | NMTOKEN | #IMPLIED | No
align | Describes the alignment of text in a table column. Allowable values are: left Indicates left alignment of the text. right Indicates right alignment of the text. center Indicates center alignment of the text. justify Justifies the contents to both the left and the right. char Use the character specified on the char attribute for alignment. -dita-use-​conref-​target See 3.4.2.4.1 Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information. In DITA 1.0 and 1.1, char was defined as a legal value, but was not described. The 1.2 spec added a description for the "char" value (the value itself is not new). | (left | right | center | justify | char | -dita-use-​conref-​target) | #IMPLIED | No
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.3 univ-atts attribute group |  |  |
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.2 global-atts attribute group |  |  |
class, outputclass | Common attributes described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes |  |  |

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3.1.1.3.1 table

3.1.1.3.3 colspec

3.1.1.3.4 thead

3.1.1.3.5 tbody

3.1.1.3.6 row

3.1.1.3.7 entry

3.1.1.3.8 simpletable

3.1.1.3.9 sthead

3.1.1.3.10 strow

3.1.1.3.11 stentry