Table tHeadProperty
Table Object
Definition and Usage
The tHead property returns a reference to the thead element of the table.
The thead element is used to group the header content of an HTML table.
Syntax
tableObject.tHead
Browser Support
All major browsers support the tHead property.
Example
Example
Pop up the HTML element inserted in <thead>:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Rookie Tutorial (example.com)</title>
<script>
function displayResult(){
alert(document.getElementById('myTable').tHead.innerHTML);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable" border="1">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td>Sum</td>
<td>$180</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>February</td>
<td>$80</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Display header html text</button>
</body>
</html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Rookie Tutorial (example.com)</title>
<script>
function displayResult(){
alert(document.getElementById('myTable').tHead.innerHTML);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable" border="1">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td>Sum</td>
<td>$180</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>February</td>
<td>$80</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Display header html text</button>
</body>
</html>
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