How to create zebra stripes on html table without using javascript and even/odd classes generation?

Question

I want to zebra-stripe a html table without using any js stuff or writing server-side code to generate even/odd classes for table rows. Is it ever possible to do using raw c

Answer 1

In http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-selectors/#structural-pseudos you can find explanation and examples on using nth-child:

tr:nth-child(2n+1) /* represents every odd row of an HTML table */ {
  background-color: green;
}
tr:nth-child(odd)  /* same */ {
  background-color: green;
}
tr:nth-child(2n+0) /* represents every even row of an HTML table */ {
  background-color: pink;
}
tr:nth-child(even) /* same */ {
  background-color: pink;
}

Good luck with browser compatibility - you'll need it.
There are hacks to make it work in IE (using JS) - I'll leave that sifting to you.