<DIV> and </DIV>
The <DIV> tag is used to divide a document up into artificial sections
such as chapters, sections, appendix and so on.
The difference between <DIV> and <SPAN> is that
<SPAN> is used within a paragraph, sentence or even word, while <DIV> is
intended for block-level formatting.
<DIV> is great to use with dynamic HTML, as it divides a page into
sections which can be manipulated. You reference the <DIV>'s by using
their name, specified by the ID.
<DIV> is also useful for defining areas of the document to be
referenced by style sheets.
| align=alignment |
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Determines how to align the <DIV>. May have the
following values:
| CENTER |
Center the section |
| LEFT |
Align to the left |
| RIGHT |
Align to the right |
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| class=class |
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Indicates that the <DIV> is to be formatted using the
specified class. |
| dir=direction |
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Indicates the direction (right or left) that the text
is to be displayed. Useful for languages which display left to right. |
| event=JavaScript |
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When event occurs,
execute the specified JavaScript. |
| id = "name" |
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You can give a <DIV> a name, which allows it to be
referenced and changed in a script (dynamic HTML). |
| lang="lang" |
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Indicates the language of the text within
the <DIV>. |
| nowrap |
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Prevents the browser from wrapping except if there is
an explicit <BR>. |
| style="style" |
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Defines the style in which the <DIV> will be
displayed. This overrides any style elements at an "outer" level, such
as from the BODY or the Cascading Style Sheet. |
| title="title" |
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You can give a <DIV> a title if you want. This
provides some additional information about the paragraph. I'm not sure
why you would want to do this, but you could. |
<DIV
ALIGN=CENTER>
This shows how to use this tag to center a paragraph.<p>
Notice that everything between
the tags is centered.<p>
</DIV>
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This shows how to use this tag to center a paragraph.
Notice that everything between the tags is centered.
  
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