When styling a table using CSS, I encountered this line within the code:
.pricing tr td:last-child { text-align: right; }
This particular line ensures that the text in the last column of the table aligns to the right. The class "pricing" is applied to the table that I am attempting to modify. However, I have struggled to understand the specific rules for targeting table elements in CSS. For instance, if I try:
table .pricing tr td:last-child { text-align: right; }
or
.pricing table tr td:last-child { text-align: right; }
Neither of these lines seems to work as intended. Surprisingly, when I use:
table.pricing tr td:last-child { text-align: right; }
It does indeed achieve the desired outcome.
The confusion deepens when examining the existing CSS in the theme I am working on:
table caption { font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 4px 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-bottom: 0; background: #ffd53c url(img/pattern.png); }
table th, table td { padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; line-height: 21px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #fff; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; }
table th, table tfoot td { font-weight: bold; background: #eee url(img/pattern.png); }
table tfoot a { text-decoration: none; }
table .alternate td { background-color: #fafafa; }
table.large th, table.large td { padding: 12px 8px; }
I aim to establish a consistent rule for including "table," determining whether to specify "tr td" or just "td," deciding where to place the class selector (at the beginning, in the middle, with or without "table," etc).
My HTML code is minimal, consisting solely of:
<table class="pricing">
<tr> <th>Codes </th> </tr>
<tr> <td>The Constitution of the Russian Federation (adopted at National Voting on December 12, 1993)</td> <td>£34.00</td> </tr>