CSS Property: empty-cells
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The CSS (CSS2) empty-cells property indicates whether
to display borders and background for empty cells in a table (only applicable
if border-collapse
property is "separate").
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
|
Value
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Description
|
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hide
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No background or
borders shown on empty cells
|
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show
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(default value).
Background and borders shown on empty cells
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Default Value:
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show
|
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.emptyCells="hide"
|
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Inherited:
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Yes
|
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Animatable:
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No
|
EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
table,td,tr {border: thin solid black; }
td.x1 {empty-cells: hide;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
1. Element with default property<br>
<table>
<tr><td>1</td><td></td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>A</td><td>B</td><td></td></tr>
</table><br>
2. Element set using in-file HTML style<br>
<table>
<tr><td>1</td><td class="x1"></td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>A</td><td>B</td><td></td></tr>
</table><br>
3. Element set using JavaScript<br>
<table>
<tr><td>1</td><td id="x2"></td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>A</td><td>B</td><td></td></tr>
</table><br>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.emptyCells = "hide";
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyEmptyCells() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.emptyCells = "hide"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).emptyCells == "hide");
} |
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