CSS "valign" Positioning

Question

<div>
<h1>Title</h1>
<table>
...
</table>
</div>

Now, the

<h1>

has a margin: 0; so it is at the top of the div.

However I'd like the table to be placed at the bottom of the div, eg. valign="bottom" but for the whole table.

Answer 1

Do you have a height on the div?

Answer 2

Yes, 300px.

Answer 3

What about this:

<style type="text/css">
#container { 
    position: absolute; 
    margin: 0;
    height:300px;
    border:1px solid #000; }
#container h1 { 
    margin:0; }
#tableContainer { 
    position: absolute;
    bottom:0; }
</style>

<div id="container">
    <h1>Title</h1>
    <div id="tableContainer">
        <table id="tableLayout">
            <tr><td>...</td></tr>
        </table>
    </div>
</div>

The only problem is that both the container div and the tableContainer divs need to be absolute positioned. Not sure if this will work for your layout.

Answer 4

Sorry the divs float around. :(

Any other ideas?

Answer 5

Can you give more details of what your page looks like and other formatting?

Answer 6

Try this: http://jsbin.com/emoce

Though it's similar to Darryl's solution. Except I'm not using position:absolute on the wrapping div, but rather position: relative to make the table's position absolute to that.

Answer 7

Here is what Remy Sharp suggested:

<style type="text/css" media="screen">
#container { 
    position: relative; 
    margin: 0;
    height:300px;
    border:1px solid #000; 
}
#container h1 { 
    margin:0; 
}
#tableLayout { 
    position: absolute;
    bottom:0; 
    border: 1px solid #c00;
}
</style>

<div id="container">
    <h1>Title</h1>
    <table id="tableLayout">
      <tr><td>example cell</td></tr>
    </table>
</div>

Looks like it works!

I posted it here so it will always be here.

Answer 8

Cheers, it worked! :)

Answer 9

It is easy way to set valign bottom

http://www.templatespoint.com/blog/2010/10/div-vertical-align-middle/