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These 2 techniques can be used for alternating row-colors in a table.
<!-- source: http://www.apphp.com/index.php?snippet=css-alternating-table-color-rows -->
<style type="text/css">
/* technique 1 */
tbody tr:nth-child(odd){ background-color:#ccc; }
/* technique 2 */
TBODY TR.odd { background-color:#78a5d1; }
</style>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Row1</td><td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row2</td><td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row3</td><td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row4</td><td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row5</td><td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd"><td>Row1</td><td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row2</td><td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td>Row3</td><td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row4</td><td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td>Row5</td><td>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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