Preserved Topic: Span or Div (Page 1 of 1)

Just curious, but for some reason I've avoided using <SPAN> tags, and I'm not even sure why.
So whats the dealio... or rather... the difference between the two, and what do you prefer?
From what I've seen, the SPAN tag doesn't cause a line break and does not support the align property... does is support ID tag and class tag, making it a good candidate for CSS?

Thanks a bunch.
Karl

Karl www.AZProGolf.com
karl@azprogolf.com

Span and Div are identical except that divs are block level and spans are inline. (which sort of means that divs cause line breaks before and after.)

so do you prefer SPANS or DIVS?

Similar subject: ID's vs. CLASS
I have a tendency to set the ID of a table (for example) rather than the class of a table, then in my CSS set the attributes of this table using the ID Selector "#". Is is this a good thing, bad thing, or indifferent?

Karl

Karl www.AZProGolf.com
karl@azprogolf.com

IDs can only target a single object, where class can be used for many. So, if you had many tables that you wanted to style the same, you'd use a class. If you had just one, you'd use an ID.

SPANS and DIVS each have their place. It depends on the need.

I use DIVs always , not sure why , one letter less I guess, also I really just use DIVs for moving stuff around, so the line break thing doesnt apply if its absolutly positioned. I thought divs where more supported, but that must be a rumour in my head. if you want divs side by side positioned relatively use spans, I think Ive needed that like once.

As stated, it depends on what you are doing.

One is not better than the other, they are meant for different purposes.

Same with ID's and Classes.