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td/th rowSpan Property

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Definition and Usage

The rowSpan property sets or returns the number of rows a table cell should span.

Syntax

Set the rowSpan property:

tdObject.rowSpan="number"

or

thObject.rowSpan="number"

Return the rowSpan property:

tdObject.rowSpan

or

thObject.rowSpan

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

Value Description
number Defines the number of rows a cell should span


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The rowSpan property is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Change the number of rows a cell should span:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("myHeader1").rowSpan="2";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<table border="1">
  <tr>
    <th id="myHeader1">Month</th>
    <th id="myHeader2">Savings</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100.00</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>$10.00</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>March</td>
    <td>$80.00</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<br />

<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Change rowSpan for the first cell</button>

</body>
</html>

Try it yourself »


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