Border around specific rows in a table?

Question

I\'m trying to design some HTML/CSS that can put a border around specific rows in a table. Yes, I know I\'m not really supposed to use tables for layout but I don\'t know en

Answer 1

Based on your requirement that you want to put a border around an arbitrary block of MxN cells there really is no easier way of doing it without using Javascript. If your cells are fixed with you can use floats but this is problematic for other reasons. what you're doing may be tedious but it's fine.

Ok, if you're interested in a Javascript solution, using jQuery (my preferred approach), you end up with this fairly scary piece of code:

  

    
no border
    
no border here either
  
  

    
one
    
two
  
  

    
three
    
four
  
  

    
once again no borders
  

I'll happily take suggestions on easier ways to do this...