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td/th axis Property

td/th Object

Definition and Usage

The axis property sets or returns a comma-separated list of category names.

Syntax

Set the axis property:

tdObject.axis="text"

or

thObject.axis="text"

Return the axis property:

tdObject.axis

or

thObject.axis

Tip: There is no default value for the axis property.

Browser Support

The axis property is supported in all major browsers.

Example

Alert the the axis of the table header cells:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
var x=document.getElementById("myTable");
var th=x.getElementsByTagName("th");
for (var i=0;i<th.length;i++)
{
alert ("The " + (i+1) + ". column axis is: " + th[i].axis);
}
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<table border="1" id="myTable">
<tr>
    <th axis="car">Name</th>
    <th axis="country">Country</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>BMW</td>
    <td>Germany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Volvo</td>
    <td>Sweden</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Saab</td>
    <td>Sweden</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Get Axis</button>

</body>
</html>

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td/th Object