Data Tables

Often times when you see a table it contains data which is sortable -- sometimes with actions that can be taken within each row (e.g. edit, delete). And it can be challenging to automate interaction with sets of data in a table depending on how it is constructed.

Example 1

No Class or ID attributes to signify groupings of rows and columns

Last Name	First Name	Email	Due	Web Site	Action
Smith	John	jsmith@gmail.com	$50.00	http://www.jsmith.com	edit delete
Bach	Frank	fbach@yahoo.com	$51.00	http://www.frank.com	edit delete
Doe	Jason	jdoe@hotmail.com	$100.00	http://www.jdoe.com	edit delete
Conway	Tim	tconway@earthlink.net	$50.00	http://www.timconway.com	edit delete

Example 2

Class and ID attributes to signify groupings of rows and columns

Last Name	First Name	Email	Due	Web Site	Action
Smith	John	jsmith@gmail.com	$50.00	http://www.jsmith.com	edit delete
Bach	Frank	fbach@yahoo.com	$51.00	http://www.frank.com	edit delete
Doe	Jason	jdoe@hotmail.com	$100.00	http://www.jdoe.com	edit delete
Conway	Tim	tconway@earthlink.net	$50.00	http://www.timconway.com	edit delete