JavaScript tr object method: insertCell()
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The insertCell() method of the JavaScript
DOM object
corresponding to the HTML <tr> element inserts
a cell into a table row.
It has the following
syntax with the following parameters:
object.insertCell(index)
Parameter
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Required / Optional
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Description
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index
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Required (see below)
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Index position where
cell is to be inserted (index starts at 0). Using zero sometimes inserts a
new cell at the start and sometimes at the end depending on browser. Using -1
inserts after the end of the existing last row.
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Note: the index parameter
is required by some browsers but optional for others.
EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
table,td,tr,caption {border: thin solid black; border-collapse: collapse;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
Table row objects support insertCell() and deleteCell() methods, but
the precise cells inserted or deleted can vary according to browser<br><br>
<span id="element"></span>
<script>
var x = document.createElement("TABLE");
x.createCaption().innerHTML="A table";
var y0 = x.insertRow(0);
var y00 = y0.insertCell(0);
y00.innerHTML = "col1";
var y01 = y0.insertCell(1);
y01.innerHTML = "col2";
var y02 = y0.insertCell(1);
y02.innerHTML = "col3";
var y02 = y0.deleteCell(1);
document.getElementById("element").appendChild(x);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedJavaScriptMethodTrInsertCell() {
var z = document.createElement("TR"); return !!z.cell;
} |
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