Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLTableRowElement.cells Read only

Returns a live HTMLCollection containing the cells in the row. The HTMLCollection is live and is automatically updated when cells are added or removed.

HTMLTableRowElement.rowIndex Read only

Returns a number that gives the logical position of the row within the entire table. If the row is not part of a table, returns -1.

HTMLTableRowElement.sectionRowIndex Read only

Returns a number that gives the logical position of the row within the table section it belongs to. If the row is not part of a section, returns -1.

Instance methods

Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLTableRowElement.deleteCell()

Removes the cell corresponding to index. If index is -1, the last cell of the row is removed. If index is less than -1 or greater than the amount of cells in the collection, a DOMException with the value IndexSizeError is raised.

HTMLTableRowElement.insertCell()

Returns an HTMLTableCellElement representing a new cell of the row. The cell is inserted in the collection of cells immediately before the given index position in the row. If index is -1, the new cell is appended to the collection. If index is less than -1 or greater than the number of cells in the collection, a DOMException with the value IndexSizeError is raised.

Deprecated properties

Warning: These properties have been deprecated and should no longer be used. They are documented primarily to help understand older code bases.

HTMLTableRowElement.align Deprecated

A string containing an enumerated value reflecting the align attribute. It indicates the alignment of the element's contents to the surrounding context. The possible values are "left", "right", and "center".

HTMLTableRowElement.bgColor Deprecated

A string containing the background color of the cells. It reflects the obsolete bgColor attribute.

HTMLTableRowElement.ch Deprecated

A string containing one single character. This character is the one to align all the cells of a column on. It reflects the char and defaults 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.

HTMLTableRowElement.chOff Deprecated

A string containing an 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 by HTMLTableRowElement.ch. This property was optional and was not very well supported.

HTMLTableRowElement.vAlign Deprecated

A string representing an enumerated value indicating how the content of the cell must be vertically aligned. It reflects the valign attribute and can have one of the following values: "top", "middle", "bottom", or "baseline".

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• The HTML element implementing this interface: <tr>.