TableHeader cellIndexProperty
TableHeader ObjectExamples
Click on different cells to pop up an alert box showing their index positions:
alert("Cell index is: " + x.cellIndex);
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Definition and Usage
The cellIndex property returns the position of a cell in the cell collection of a table row.
Browser Support
All major browsers support the cellIndex property.
Syntax
Return the cellIndex property:
tableheaderObject.cellIndex
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A number, indicating the position of the cell in the cell collection of a table row. |
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Example
Return the index position of each cell in a table row:
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("th");
var txt = "";
for (var i=0; i<x.length; i++)
{
txt = txt + "The index of Cell "+(i+1)+" is: "+x[i].cellIndex+"<br>";
}
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML=txt;
var txt = "";
for (var i=0; i<x.length; i++)
{
txt = txt + "The index of Cell "+(i+1)+" is: "+x[i].cellIndex+"<br>";
}
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML=txt;
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