Re: ID vs CLASS?

by "rudy" <r937(at)interlog.com>

Date:	Fri, 28 Sep 2001 20:44:10 -0400
To:	<amcbainezzell(at)alum.mit.edu>, <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
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> Does anyone here know of an explanation of when/why
> to use CLASS vs ID for assigning styles to an element?

class is plural -- assign it to as many of the same element, or even
different elements, as you like

id is singular --"results are unpredictable" if you assign it to more than
one element

> Is there a difference in the types of attributes that can
> be applied using each approach?

no

could be wrong, though

but i'm pretty sure everything the one can have, the other can too


rudy
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