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Table rows Collection

Table Object Reference Table Object

Definition and Usage

The rows collection returns a collection of all <tr> elements in a table.

Note: The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code.

Syntax

tableObject.rows

Properties

Property Description
length Returns the number of <tr> elements in the collection

Methods

Method Description
[name_or_index] An integer that specifies the element to retrieve (starts at 0)
item(name_or_index) Returns the element from the collection with the specified index/name/id
namedItem(name) Returns the element from the collection with the specified name (name or id attribute)


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The rows collection is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Show the number of rows in the table:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function displayResult()
{
alert(document.getElementById("myTable").rows.length);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<table id="myTable" border="1">
  <tr>
    <td>cell 1</td>
    <td>cell 2</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>cell 3</td>
    <td>cell 4</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<br />
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Show number of rows in table</button>

</body>
</html>

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Examples

More Table Examples

Alert the content of the first row

Add a cell to a table row through the rows collection

Align the cell content in a table row

Vertical align the cell content in a table row

Align the cell content in a single cell

Vertical align the cell content in a single cell

Change the content of a table cell

Change the colspan of a table row


Table Object Reference Table Object

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