How to put table caption on top without using float or floatrow package

Question

I have got some very simple table; something of the sort:

\begin{table}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
    \hline 
    1 & 2 \\ \hline
    3 & 4 \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{This is a table description that should be on top of the table.}
\end{table}

I am trying to produce a table with the caption on top, but I have one handicap: the style sheet does not allow the use of the float or floatrow package. This proves quite complicated, cause I can't use the solutions provided here and here. But apparently it can be done, as I've seen publications that manage it. What's their secret?

Doesn't it work to place \caption{...} before \begin{tabular}...? — cgnieder, Aug 30 '13 at 14:58
Hmm, I had no things could sometimes be so simple in LaTeX. :-) — Jelle, Aug 30 '13 at 15:07

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 30 '13 at 15:22

Placing \caption{...} before the tabular environment works (unless perhaps you're using some non-common document class):

\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}
\begin{table}
\centering
\caption{This is a table description that should be on top of the table.}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
    \hline 
    1 & 2 \\ \hline
    3 & 4 \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\end{document}

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How to put table caption on top without using float or floatrow package

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