What is the difference between “apex:dataTable” and “apex:pageBlockTable” components in Visualforce in Salesforce?

Hi Prachi,

apex:pageBlockTable

1) uses salesforce styling
2) No need to specify the headers
3) mandatory attribute “value”.

apex:dataTable

1) Need to specify the headers
2) we can specify custom style classes.
3) No mandatory attribute “value” unlike in pageblockTable