colspan screwing up css asp.net table

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I created a table to organize my items on a page. The page is an edit page for a property. I used colspan to expand rows and put a textbox within rows and set the textbox wdith to 100%, However, the textbox width still only takes the space of 1 column not 3 columns like I expected here is the code

 <table align="left" style="width: 100%; float: left" class="FormFormatTable">

    <tr>
        <td style="width: 10%; height: 60px">Alert Name</td>
        <td colspan="3" style=" ">
            <asp:TextBox CssClass="inputBoxes" ID="txtBox_alertName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td style="width: 10%; height: 60px;">Alert</td>
        <td style="height: 60px; ">
            <asp:DropDownList ID="ddl_AlertTime" runat="server">
                <asp:ListItem Value="1">After</asp:ListItem>
                <asp:ListItem Value="0">Immediately</asp:ListItem>
            </asp:DropDownList>
        </td>
        <td style="height: 60px; ">
            <input id="demo_vertical0" type="number"/></td>
        <td style="height: 60px">
            <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server">
                <asp:ListItem>Seconds</asp:ListItem>
                <asp:ListItem>Minutes</asp:ListItem>
                <asp:ListItem>Hours</asp:ListItem>
            </asp:DropDownList>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td style="width: 10%">Severity</td>
        <td style=" height: 60px"" >
            <asp:DropDownList ID="ddl_Severity" runat="server">
                <asp:ListItem Value="1">After</asp:ListItem>
                <asp:ListItem Value="0">Immediately</asp:ListItem>
            </asp:DropDownList>
        </td>
        <td style="">&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height:60px">
        <td style="width: 10%">Receipients</td>
        <td colspan="3" style="">
            <asp:TextBox CssClass="inputBoxes" ID="txtBox_Receipients" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height:60px">
        <td style="width: 10%">Subject Title</td>
        <td colspan="3" style="">
            <asp:TextBox CssClass="inputBoxes" ID="txtBox_SubjectTitle" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height:60px">
        <td style="width: 10%">Alert Messsage</td>
        <td colspan="3" style="">
            <asp:TextBox CssClass="inputBoxes" ID="txtBox_AlertMessage" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height:60px">
        <td style="width: 10%; ">Notification Window</td>
        <td style=" ">
            <asp:TextBox CssClass="inputBoxes"  ID="txtBox_NotificationWindow" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
        </td>
        <td style=" "></td>
        <td style="height: 60px"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height:60px">
        <td style="width: 10%; ">Notification Frequency</td>
        <td style=" ">
            <input id="demo_vertical" type="number"/>
        </td>
        <td style=" "></td>
        <td style="height: 60px"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height:60px">
        <td style="width: 10%">Fields to Display in Details</td>
        <td colspan="3" style="">
            <asp:TextBox CssClass="inputBoxes" ID="txtBox_SubjectTitle3" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table>

css is simple just this

.inputBoxes {
    width: 100%;
}

why is this?

a screenshot of my page on my computer enter image description here

Please could you create a JS fiddle demonstrating the problem and/or the generated html. — Hidden Hobbes
– Hidden Hobbes, Commented Sep 5, 2014 at 20:46
Your very first statement I created a table to organize my items on a page. is already not recommended... stackoverflow.com/questions/83073/… — LcSalazar
– LcSalazar, Commented Sep 5, 2014 at 20:51
strange it works in JS fiddle this link when I paste in the direct html generated however it doesn't work when I compile and run I have the website posted here testingnan.azurewebsites.net/editcontent however if I test it in js fiddle using t he code from view source at the webpage and add in the css at this link IT WORKS WHYYY???????????? JS fiddle link jsfiddle.net/tw02j22t — nanobots
– nanobots, Commented Sep 5, 2014 at 20:53
Does the CSS class FormFormatTable contain anything that manipulates the rows and columns? — j.f.
– j.f., Commented Sep 5, 2014 at 20:56
no I deleted that css already but why does it renders different from JS fiddle and the actual page? — nanobots
– nanobots, Commented Sep 5, 2014 at 20:59

Duha · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-05 20:56:03Z

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In you HTML the Alert Name , Receipients ,Subject Title ,Alert Messsage ,Fields to Display in Details TextBoxs take 3 columns .

Notification Window take one columns because you don't set colspan

enter image description here

you must add colspan="3" to your td of notfication

 <td  colspan="3" style=" ">
        <asp:TextBox CssClass="inputBoxes"  ID="txtBox_NotificationWindow" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
    </td>

answered Sep 5, 2014 at 20:56

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nanobots Over a year ago

problem is not notification window is the fact on my computer the VERY first row alert name takes the same width as notification window I don't know why it is doing that

nanobots Over a year ago

notification window only take that long is intended

Duha Over a year ago

be sure your browser not cache old html , delete history or press ctrl+f5 to reload your page

Duha Over a year ago

and what is the class="FormFormatTable"

nanobots Over a year ago

sorry about that I deleted that css already because I feared it could meddle with my css so it is no longer present so it is not doing anything

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Hussein El Feky · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-28 20:07:41Z

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You have an extra quote in the following line (the cell definition that contains your ddl_Severity control).

<td style=" height: 60px"" >

Maybe remove this quote, and see if that fixes it.

edited Jan 28, 2016 at 20:07

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answered Jan 28, 2016 at 19:46

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