Tables & Divs

Best way to remember difference & to use

[Chief Rabbit]

I'm having a learner's "mental block" regarding the use of tables and divisions. When do I use a table instead of a division (and vice versa). They seem identical for holding content, only that the division can be styled. Thanks!

[varya]

Divs are for logically organizing blocks of content/code whether large or small. Examples: left side navigation, main content area, product display area, etc.

Tables are for tabular data. This could be numeric data or something like names of flowers organized by the month in which they bloom.

[Chief Rabbit]

Thank you, Varya, that makes a lot of sense! I've noted it in my notebook for quick reference. :)

[floriniri]

Hmm, I use tables and they look preety nice, works with css also. Don't use it for tabular datas though.