Node
HTMLTableCaptionElement
caption
A reference to the <caption> element for the table, or null if there is none.
readonly
HTMLCollection
rows
An array (HTMLCollection) of HTMLTableRowElement objects that represent all the rows in the table. This includes all rows defined within <thead>, <tfoot>, and <tbody> tags.
readonly
HTMLCollection
tBodies
An array (HTMLCollection) of HTMLTableSectionElement objects that represent all the <tbody> sections in this table.
HTMLTableSectionElement
tFoot
The <tfoot> element of the table, or null if there is none.
HTMLTableSectionElement
tHead
The <thead> element of the table, or null if there is none.
In addition to the properties just listed, this interface defines the properties in the following table to represent the HTML attributes of the <table> element.
|
Property |
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
deprecated String align |
align |
Horizontal alignment of table in document |
|
deprecated String bgColor |
bgcolor |
Table background color |
|
String border |
border |
Width of border around table |
|
String cellPadding |
cellpadding |
Space between cell contents and border |
|
String cellSpacing |
cellspacing |
Space between cell borders |
|
String frame |
frame |
Which table borders to draw |
|
String rules |
rules |
Where to draw lines within the table |
|
String summary |
summary |
Summary description of table |
|
String width |
width |
Table width |
createCaption( )
Returns the existing <caption> for the table, or creates (and inserts) a new one if none already exists.
createTFoot( )
Returns the existing <tfoot> element for the table, or creates (and inserts) a new one if none already exists.
createTHead( )
Returns the existing <thead> element for the table, or creates (and inserts) a new one if none already exists.
deleteCaption( )
Deletes the <caption> element from the table, if it has one.
deleteRow( )
Deletes the row at the specified position in the table.
deleteTFoot( )
Deletes the <tfoot> element from the table, if it has one.
deleteTHead( )
Deletes the <thead> element from the table, if one exists.
insertRow( )
Inserts a new, empty <tr> element into the table at the specified position.
This interface represents an HTML <table> element and defines a number of convenience properties and methods for querying and modifying various sections of the table. These methods and properties make it easier to work with tables, but they could also be duplicated with core DOM methods.
HTMLTableCaptionElement, HTMLTableCellElement, HTMLTableColElement, HTMLTableRowElement, HTMLTableSectionElement