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HTML DOM TableHeader Object


TableHeader Object

The TableHeader object represents an HTML <th> element.

Access a TableHeader Object

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

Example

var x = document.getElementById("myTh");
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Tip: You can also access a <th> element by searching through the cells collection of a table row.

Create a TableHeader Object

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

Example

var x = document.createElement("TH");
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TableHeader Object Properties

Property Description
abbr Sets or returns the value of the abbr attribute
align Not supported in HTML5. Use style.textAlign instead.
Sets or returns the horizontal alignment of the content in a 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.background instead.
Sets or returns the background image of a data cell
bgColor Not supported in HTML5. Use style.backgroundColor instead.
Sets or returns the background color of a table
cellIndex Returns the position of a cell in the cells collection of a table row
ch Not supported in HTML5.
Sets or returns an alignment character for a data cell
chOff Not supported in HTML5.
Sets or returns the horizontal offset of the ch property
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. Sets or returns the height of a data cell
Use style.height instead
noWrap Not supported in HTML5. Sets or returns whether the content in a cell can be wrapped
Use style.whiteSpace instead
rowSpan Sets or returns the value of the rowspan attribute
vAlign Not supported in HTML5. Sets or returns the vertical alignment of the content within a cell
Use style.verticalAlign instead
width Not supported in HTML5. Sets or returns the width of a data cell
Use style.width instead

Standard Properties and Events

The TableHeader object also supports the standard properties and events.


Related Pages

HTML tutorial: HTML Tables

HTML reference: HTML <th> tag