HTMLTableElement : HTMLElement
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A table in an HTML document.

Platform Support

IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
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Constructors

Constructor Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
HTMLTableElement Constructor() : HTMLTableElement
A table in an HTML document.
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HTMLTableElement() : HTMLTableElement

A table in an HTML document.

Returns
HTMLTableElement

Visibility
internal

Properties

Property Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
caption : HTMLTableCaptionElement
Reference to the table Caption element.
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For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_access.html

Availability

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rows : HTMLCollection
Array of all of the HTMLTableRowElement objects in the table.
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For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_access.html

Availability

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tBodies : HTMLCollection
Array of all of the HTMLTableSectionElement objects in the table.
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  • IE: Writing to "innerHTML" does not work in IE.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_access.html

Availability

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tFoot : HTMLTableSectionElement
The tfoot element for the table.
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  • IE: Writing to "innerHTML" does not work in IE.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_access.html

Availability

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tHead : HTMLTableSectionElement
The thead element for the table.
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  • IE: Writing to "innerHTML" does not work in IE.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_access.html

Availability

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Functions

Method Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
createCaption() : HTMLElement
Creates a caption element for the table or returns the existing caption.
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  • IE: On Mac, works on existing Caption only.

Returns
HTMLElement

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_credel.html

Availability

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createTFoot() : HTMLElement
Creates a tfoot element for the table or returns the existing tfoot.
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  • IE: On Mac, works on existing TFoot only.

Returns
HTMLElement

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_credel.html

Availability

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createTHead() : HTMLElement
Creates a thead element for the table or returns the existing thead.
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  • IE: On Mac, works on existing THead only.

Returns
HTMLElement

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_credel.html

Availability

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deleteCaption() : void
Deletes the caption element from the table.
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Returns
void

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_credel.html

Availability

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deleteRow(Number index) : void
Deletes a row at the specified position in the table.
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Parameters
Number index Index of the row to delete.

Returns
void

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_credel.html

See Also

HTMLTableSectionElement.deleteRow

Availability

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deleteTFoot() : void
Deletes the tfoot element from the table.
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Returns
void

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_credel.html

Availability

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deleteTHead() : void
Deletes the thead element from the table.
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Returns
void

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_credel.html

Availability

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insertRow(Number index) : HTMLElement
Inserts a new empty row (tr element) at the specified position in the table.
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Parameters
Number index Index for the row before where the new row will be inserted.

Returns
HTMLElement

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/table_credel.html

See Also

HTMLTableSectionElement.insertRow

Availability

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References

HTMLTableCaptionElement|HTMLTableCellElement|HTMLTableColElement|HTMLTableRowElement|HTMLTableSectionElement

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