Interface HTMLTableElement

All Superinterfaces:
Element, HTMLElement, Node
public interface HTMLTableElement extends HTMLElement
The create* and delete* methods on the table allow authors to construct and modify tables. HTML 4.0 specifies that only one of each of the CAPTION , THEAD , and TFOOT elements may exist in a table. Therefore, if one exists, and the createTHead() or createTFoot() method is called, the method returns the existing THead or TFoot element. See the TABLE element definition in HTML 4.0.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Specification.

Since:
1.4, DOM Level 2

  • Method Details

    • getCaption

      HTMLTableCaptionElement getCaption()
      Returns the table's CAPTION , or void if none exists.

    • setCaption

      void setCaption(HTMLTableCaptionElement caption)

    • getTHead

      HTMLTableSectionElement getTHead()
      Returns the table's THEAD , or null if none exists.

    • setTHead

      void setTHead(HTMLTableSectionElement tHead)

    • getTFoot

      HTMLTableSectionElement getTFoot()
      Returns the table's TFOOT , or null if none exists.

    • setTFoot

      void setTFoot(HTMLTableSectionElement tFoot)

    • getRows

      HTMLCollection getRows()
      Returns a collection of all the rows in the table, including all in THEAD , TFOOT , all TBODY elements.

    • getTBodies

      HTMLCollection getTBodies()
      Returns a collection of the defined table bodies.

    • getAlign

      String getAlign()
      Specifies the table's position with respect to the rest of the document. See the align attribute definition in HTML 4.0. This attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.0.

    • setAlign

      void setAlign(String align)

    • getBgColor

      String getBgColor()
      Cell background color. See the bgcolor attribute definition in HTML 4.0. This attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.0.

    • setBgColor

      void setBgColor(String bgColor)

    • getBorder

      String getBorder()
      The width of the border around the table. See the border attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    • setBorder

      void setBorder(String border)

    • getCellPadding

      String getCellPadding()
      Specifies the horizontal and vertical space between cell content and cell borders. See the cellpadding attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    • setCellPadding

      void setCellPadding(String cellPadding)

    • getCellSpacing

      String getCellSpacing()
      Specifies the horizontal and vertical separation between cells. See the cellspacing attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    • setCellSpacing

      void setCellSpacing(String cellSpacing)

    • getFrame

      String getFrame()
      Specifies which external table borders to render. See the frame attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    • setFrame

      void setFrame(String frame)

    • getRules

      String getRules()
      Specifies which internal table borders to render. See the rules attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    • setRules

      void setRules(String rules)

    • getSummary

      String getSummary()
      Description about the purpose or structure of a table. See the summary attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    • setSummary

      void setSummary(String summary)

    • getWidth

      String getWidth()
      Specifies the desired table width. See the width attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    • setWidth

      void setWidth(String width)

    • createTHead

      HTMLElement createTHead()
      Create a table header row or return an existing one.
      Returns:
      A new table header element (THEAD ).

    • deleteTHead

      void deleteTHead()
      Delete the header from the table, if one exists.

    • createTFoot

      HTMLElement createTFoot()
      Create a table footer row or return an existing one.
      Returns:
      A footer element (TFOOT ).

    • deleteTFoot

      void deleteTFoot()
      Delete the footer from the table, if one exists.

    • createCaption

      HTMLElement createCaption()
      Create a new table caption object or return an existing one.
      Returns:
      A CAPTION element.

    • deleteCaption

      void deleteCaption()
      Delete the table caption, if one exists.

    • insertRow

      HTMLElement insertRow(int index) throws DOMException
      Insert a new empty row in the table. The new row is inserted immediately before and in the same section as the current index th row in the table. If index is equal to the number of rows, the new row is appended. In addition, when the table is empty the row is inserted into a TBODY which is created and inserted into the table. Note. A table row cannot be empty according to HTML 4.0 Recommendation.
      Parameters:
      index - The row number where to insert a new row. This index starts from 0 and is relative to all the rows contained inside the table, regardless of section parentage.
      Returns:
      The newly created row.
      Throws:
      DOMException - INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified index is greater than the number of rows or if the index is negative.

    • deleteRow

      void deleteRow(int index) throws DOMException
      Delete a table row.
      Parameters:
      index - The index of the row to be deleted. This index starts from 0 and is relative to all the rows contained inside the table, regardless of section parentage.
      Throws:
      DOMException - INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified index is greater than or equal to the number of rows or if the index is negative.