private Element getTable(String title) {
        def table = getSection(title).table[0]
        if (!table) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Section '$title' does not contain a <table> element.")
        }
        if (!table.thead[0]) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Table '$title' does not contain a <thead> element.")
        }
        if (!table.thead[0].tr[0]) {

        "<p>text</p>   <p>text</p>"                        | "<p>text</p><p>text</p>"
        "<p>text</p>   <h2>text</h2> <table/>"             | "<p>text</p><h2>text</h2><table></table>"
        "  <table>  <tr>  <td>text</td> </tr>\r\n</table>" | "<table><tr><td>text</td></tr></table>"
    }

    def "does not discard whitespace around inline elements"() {
        expect:
        parse(source) == transformed

        def content = parse('''
<section>
    <section><title>Properties</title>
        <table>
            <thead><tr><td>Name</td></tr></thead>
            <tr><td>b</td></tr>
            <tr><td>a</td></tr>
        </table>
    </section>
    <section><title>Methods</title><table><thead><tr></tr></thead></table></section>
</section>
''')

        when:
        ClassDoc doc = withCategories {

        _ * classMetaData.rawCommentText >> '''
<table>
    <tr><th>column1</th><th>column2</th></tr>
    <tr><td>cell1</td><td>cell2</td></tr>
</table>
'''

        when:
        def result = parser.parse(classMetaData, listener)

        then:
        format(result.docbook) == '''<table><thead><tr><td>column1</td><td>column2</td></tr></thead><tr><td>cell1</td><td>cell2</td></tr></table>'''
    }

        def methodsSection = withCategories { content.section.find { it.title[0].text().trim() == 'Methods' } }
        def methodDetailsSection = withCategories { content.section.find { it.title[0].text().trim() == 'Method details' } }
        def methodsTable = withCategories { methodsSection ? methodsSection.table[0] : parse('<table/>') }

        use(BuildableDOMCategory) {
            DslDocModel model = createDslDocModelClosure(loadPluginsMetaData())
            def root = doc.documentElement
            root.section.table.each { Element table ->
                mergeContent(table, model)
            }
            model.classes.each {
                generateDocForType(root.ownerDocument, model, linkRepository, it)
            }
        }

        def content = parse('''<section>
                <section><title>Properties</title>
                    <table><thead><tr><td/></tr></thead></table>
                </section>
                <section><title>Methods</title>
                    <table><thead><tr><td/></tr></thead></table>
                </section>
            </section>
        ''')

        when:
        ClassDoc doc = withCategories {

        def content = parse('''
<section>
    <section><title>Methods</title>
        <table>
            <thead><tr><td>Name</td></tr></thead>
            <tr><td>a</td></tr>
            <tr><td>b</td></tr>
        </table>
    </section>
    <section><title>Properties</title><table><thead><tr>Name</tr></thead></table></section>
</section>
''')

        when:
        ClassDoc doc = withCategories {