Package org.w3c.dom.html
Interface HTMLTableElement
- All Superinterfaces:
Element
,HTMLElement
,Node
The create* and delete* methods on the table allow authors to constructand
modify tables. HTML 4.0 specifies that only one of each of the
CAPTION
, THEAD
, and TFOOT
elements
may exist in a table. Therefore, if one exists, and thecreateTHead() or
createTFoot() method is called, the method returnsthe existing THead or
TFoot element. See the TABLE element definition in HTML 4.0.-
Field Summary
Fields inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Node
ATTRIBUTE_NODE, CDATA_SECTION_NODE, COMMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS, DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED, DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING, DOCUMENT_POSITION_IMPLEMENTATION_SPECIFIC, DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING, DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, ENTITY_NODE, ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE, NOTATION_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionCreate a new table caption object or return an existing one.Create a table footer row or return an existing one.Create a table header row or return an existing one.void
Delete the table caption, if one exists.void
deleteRow
(int index) Delete a table row.void
Delete the footer from the table, if one exists.void
Delete the header from the table, if one exists.getAlign()
Specifies the table's position with respect to the rest of the document.Cell background color.The width of the border around the table.Returns the table'sCAPTION
, or void if none exists.Specifies the horizontal and vertical space between cell content andcell borders.Specifies the horizontal and vertical separation between cells.getFrame()
Specifies which external table borders to render.getRows()
Returns a collection of all the rows in the table, including all inTHEAD
,TFOOT
, allTBODY
elements.getRules()
Specifies which internal table borders to render.Supplementary description about the purpose or structureof a table.Returns a collection of the defined table bodies.getTFoot()
Returns the table'sTFOOT
, ornull
if none exists.getTHead()
Returns the table'sTHEAD
, ornull
if none exists.getWidth()
Specifies the desired table width.insertRow
(int index) Insert a new empty row in the table.Note.void
void
setBgColor
(String bgColor) void
void
setCaption
(HTMLTableCaptionElement caption) void
setCellPadding
(String cellPadding) void
setCellSpacing
(String cellSpacing) void
void
void
setSummary
(String summary) void
setTFoot
(HTMLTableSectionElement tFoot) void
setTHead
(HTMLTableSectionElement tHead) void
Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Element
getAttribute, getAttributeNode, getAttributeNodeNS, getAttributeNS, getElementsByTagName, getElementsByTagNameNS, getSchemaTypeInfo, getTagName, hasAttribute, hasAttributeNS, removeAttribute, removeAttributeNode, removeAttributeNS, setAttribute, setAttributeNode, setAttributeNodeNS, setAttributeNS, setIdAttribute, setIdAttributeNode, setIdAttributeNS
Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.html.HTMLElement
getClassName, getDir, getId, getLang, getTitle, setClassName, setDir, setId, setLang, setTitle
Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Node
appendChild, cloneNode, compareDocumentPosition, getAttributes, getBaseURI, getChildNodes, getFeature, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPrefix, getPreviousSibling, getTextContent, getUserData, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, isDefaultNamespace, isEqualNode, isSameNode, isSupported, lookupNamespaceURI, lookupPrefix, normalize, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue, setPrefix, setTextContent, setUserData
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Method Details
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getCaption
HTMLTableCaptionElement getCaption()Returns the table'sCAPTION
, or void if none exists. -
setCaption
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getTHead
HTMLTableSectionElement getTHead()Returns the table'sTHEAD
, ornull
if none exists. -
setTHead
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getTFoot
HTMLTableSectionElement getTFoot()Returns the table'sTFOOT
, ornull
if none exists. -
setTFoot
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getRows
HTMLCollection getRows()Returns a collection of all the rows in the table, including all inTHEAD
,TFOOT
, allTBODY
elements. -
getTBodies
HTMLCollection getTBodies()Returns a collection of the defined table bodies. -
getAlign
String getAlign()Specifies the table's position with respect to the rest of the document. See the align attribute definition in HTML 4.0. This attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.0. -
setAlign
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getBgColor
String getBgColor()Cell background color. See the bgcolor attribute definition in HTML 4.0. This attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.0. -
setBgColor
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getBorder
String getBorder()The width of the border around the table. See the border attribute definition in HTML 4.0. -
setBorder
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getCellPadding
String getCellPadding()Specifies the horizontal and vertical space between cell content andcell borders. See the cellpadding attribute definition in HTML 4.0. -
setCellPadding
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getCellSpacing
String getCellSpacing()Specifies the horizontal and vertical separation between cells. See the cellspacing attribute definition in HTML 4.0. -
setCellSpacing
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getFrame
String getFrame()Specifies which external table borders to render. See the frame attribute definition in HTML 4.0. -
setFrame
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getRules
String getRules()Specifies which internal table borders to render. See the rules attribute definition in HTML 4.0. -
setRules
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getSummary
String getSummary()Supplementary description about the purpose or structureof a table. See the summary attribute definition in HTML 4.0. -
setSummary
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getWidth
String getWidth()Specifies the desired table width. See the width attribute definition in HTML 4.0. -
setWidth
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createTHead
HTMLElement createTHead()Create a table header row or return an existing one.- Returns:
- A new table header element (
THEAD
).
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deleteTHead
void deleteTHead()Delete the header from the table, if one exists. -
createTFoot
HTMLElement createTFoot()Create a table footer row or return an existing one.- Returns:
- A footer element (
TFOOT
).
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deleteTFoot
void deleteTFoot()Delete the footer from the table, if one exists. -
createCaption
HTMLElement createCaption()Create a new table caption object or return an existing one.- Returns:
- A
CAPTION
element.
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deleteCaption
void deleteCaption()Delete the table caption, if one exists. -
insertRow
Insert a new empty row in the table.Note. A table row cannot be empty according to HTML 4.0 Recommendation.- Parameters:
index
- The row number where to insert a new row.- Returns:
- The newly created row.
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deleteRow
void deleteRow(int index) Delete a table row.- Parameters:
index
- The index of the row to be deleted.
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