The HTMLTableSectionElement interface provides special properties and methods (beyond the HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of sections, that is headers, footers and bodies, in an HTML table.
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Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLTableSectionElement.align- Is a
DOMStringcontaining an enumerated value reflecting thealignattribute. It indicates the alignment of the element's contents with respect to the surrounding context. The possible values are"left","right", and"center". HTMLTableSectionElement.rowsRead only- Returns a live
HTMLCollectioncontaining the rows in the section. TheHTMLCollectionis live and is automatically updated when rows are added or removed. HTMLTableSectionElement.ch- Is a
DOMStringcontaining one single chararcter. This character is the one to align all the cell of a column on. It reflects thecharand default to the decimal points associated with the language, e.g.'.'for English, or','for French. This property was optional and was not very well supported. HTMLTableSectionElement.chOff- Is a
DOMStringcontaining a integer indicating how many characters must be left at the right (for left-to-right scripts; or at the left for right-to-left scripts) of the character defined byHTMLTableRowElement.ch. This property was optional and was not very well supported. HTMLTableSectionElement.vAlign- Is a
DOMStringrepresenting an enumerated value indicating how the content of the cell must be vertically aligned. It reflects thevalignattribute and can have one of the following values:"top","middle","bottom", or"baseline".
Methods
Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLTableSectionElement.deleteRow()- Removes the cell at the given position in the section. If the given position is greater (or equal as it starts at zero) than the amount of rows in the section, or is smaller than
0, it raises aDOMExceptionwith theIndexSizeErrorvalue. HTMLTableSectionElement.insertRow()- Inserts a new row just before the given position in the section. If the given position is not given or is
-1, it appends the row to the end of section. If the given position is greater (or equal as it starts at zero) than the amount of rows in the section, or is smaller than-1, it raises aDOMExceptionwith theIndexSizeErrorvalue.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLTableSectionElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLTableSectionElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | The parameter of insertCell is now optional. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLTableSectionElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | The methods insertRow and deleteRow can raise exceptions. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLTableSectionElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HTMLTableSectionElement | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
align | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
ch | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox No support No | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
chOff | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox No support No | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
deleteRow | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
insertRow | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
rows | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
vAlign | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.