HTML DOM TableHeaderObject


TableHeader Object

The TableHeader object represents an HTML <th> element.

Access a TableHeader Object

You can access a <th> element by using getElementById():

var x = document.getElementById("myTh"); Try it Yourself

Tip:You can also access the TableHeader object by searching the form'scellscollection.

Create a TableHeader Object

You can create a <th> element by using the document.createElement() method:

var x = document.createElement("TH"); Try it Yourself

TableHeader Object Properties

Property Description
abbr Sets or returns the value of the abbr attribute.
align Not supported in HTML5. Usestyle.textAligninstead.
Sets or returns the horizontal alignment of the content within the data cell.
axis Not supported in HTML5.
Sets or returns a comma-separated list of related data cells.
background Not supported in HTML5. Use style.backgroundinstead.
Sets or returns the background image of the data cell.
bgColor Not supported in HTML5. Use style.backgroundColorinstead.
Sets or returns the background color of the table.
ch Not supported in HTML5.
Sets or returns the alignment character for the data cell.
chOff Not supported in HTML5.
Sets or returns the horizontal offset of the ch attribute.
colSpan Sets or returns the value of the colspan attribute.
headers Sets or returns the value of the headers attribute.
height Not supported in HTML5. Usestyle.heightinstead.
Sets or returns the height of the data cell.
noWrap Not supported in HTML5. Use style.whiteSpaceinstead.
Sets or returns whether the content of the cell should wrap.
rowSpan Sets or returns the value of the rowspan attribute.
vAlign Not supported in HTML5. Usestyle.verticalAligninstead.
Sets or returns the vertical alignment of the content within the cell.
width Not supported in HTML5. Usestyle.widthinstead.
Sets or returns the width of the data cell.

Standard Properties and Events

The TableHeader object also supports standardpropertiesandand events.。


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