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Automatically add Tailwind CSS and jQuery classes to any table

To automatically add Tailwind CSS and jQuery classes to any table on a page, use the following approach.


1. Include jQuery and Tailwind CSS

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Table Styling with Tailwind CSS</title>
    <!-- Include Tailwind CSS -->
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/tailwindcss@2.2.19/dist/tailwind.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <!-- Include jQuery -->
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>

<!-- Example table -->
<table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Header 1</th>
            <th>Header 2</th>
            <th>Header 3</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>Data 1</td>
            <td>Data 2</td>
            <td>Data 3</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Data 4</td>
            <td>Data 5</td>
            <td>Data 6</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

<!-- jQuery script to apply classes -->
<script>
    $(document).ready(function() {
        $('table').each(function() {
            $(this).addClass('min-w-full bg-white border border-gray-200');
            $(this).find('thead').addClass('bg-gray-50');
            $(this).find('th').addClass('px-6 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider border-b border-gray-200');
            $(this).find('tbody').addClass('bg-white divide-y divide-gray-200');
            $(this).find('tr').addClass('hover:bg-gray-100');
            $(this).find('td').addClass('px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-sm text-gray-900');
        });
    });
</script>

</body>
</html>

Explanation

Tailwind CSS:

The <link> tag includes Tailwind CSS via CDN, enabling use of utility classes.

jQuery:

The <script> tag includes jQuery, which is used to apply classes dynamically to the table elements.

jQuery Script Behavior:

  • Runs when the document is ready.
  • Selects all <table> elements.
  • Applies Tailwind CSS classes to each table and its child elements.

Tailwind Classes Applied

table:

  • min-w-full: Full-width table.
  • bg-white: White background.
  • border border-gray-200: Adds border.

thead:

  • bg-gray-50: Light gray header background.

th:

  • px-6 py-3: Padding.
  • text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider: Header text styling.
  • border-b border-gray-200: Bottom border.

tbody:

  • bg-white divide-y divide-gray-200: White background and row separators.

tr:

  • hover:bg-gray-100: Hover effect.

td:

  • px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-sm text-gray-900: Data cell styling.

Feel free to adjust the class names to fit your design requirements.

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