Visualforce - Beyond Basics Series 28 - pageblocksectionitem for empty cells

How pageblocksectionitem works ?

pageblocksectionitem occupies half width of pageblocksection area. Then, it can contain two values, normally one for field value and another one for field label.

How can we  use it to insert empty cells ?

if you don't put any field label or field value inside pageblocksectionitem tag it will insert empty cells.

Where it will be useful ?

This will be useful in scenarios when you want to show empty space, rather than showing some field values in form, mainly in Inline pages in Page Layout.

Any other techniques to use ?

you can use inputHidden or style="display:none;" on the element to hide. But, it depends on the use case, if you want to leave the cells empty or you want to just hide the fields.

Where is the code ?

I have illustrated an example where there are empty spaces in right & left section in the pageblocksection.