Comprehensive guide with code snippet that discusses: 1) how an HTML table can be used to select rows from 2) how to render a dynamic table using database 3) How and why to alternate row colors on even-'n'-odd basis

1. HTML Tables, Servlets and Java Script
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<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>row 1, cell 1</td>
<td>row 1, cell 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>row 2, cell 1</td>
<td>row 2, cell 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>Row 1, cell 1</td>
<td>Row 1, cell 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
This is how you specify borders
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Header 1</th>
<th>Header 2</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>row 1, cell 1</td>
<td>row 1, cell 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>row 2, cell 1</td>
<td>row 2, cell 2</td>
</tr>
</table>

3. Merged Cells : Rowspan attribute
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4. Merged Cells : colspan attribute
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5. Custom Styles: Add CSS to Table
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6. Ge n e r a t e Ta b l e s i n S e r v l e t
 Steps to follow:
1. Create the Database (Ignore, if it exists)
2. Create table and populate with data
3. Create DSN (for ODBC) (ignore, if exists)
4. Create a Dynamic Web Application in Eclipse
5. Create a Java Class that has two static methods to
A. Connect to the Database aforesaid:
A. Fetches records from the table in the database.
B. Close the connection
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7. G e n e r a t e Ta b l e s i n S e r v l e t … c o n t i n u e d
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8. C r e a t e & C o d e a S e r v l e t
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9. Same within a JSP
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10. Need for Alternate Row Color
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