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Table tBodies Collection

Table Object Reference Table Object

Definition and Usage

The tBodies collection returns a collection of all <tbody> elements in a table.

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

Syntax

tableObject.tBodies

Properties

Property Description
length Returns the number of <tbody> 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 tBodies collection is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Show the number of tbodies in the table:

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

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

</body>
</html>

Try it yourself »


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