HTML DOM Table cells Collection

# Table cells Collection

Table Object

## Example

Find out how many cells there are in the first row in a table:

var x = document.getElementById("myTable").rows[0].cells.length;

The result of x will be:

2
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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

## Definition and Usage

The cells collection returns a collection of all <td> or <th> elements in a table.

Note: The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code.

Tip: Use the rows collection to return a collection of all <tr> elements in a table.

Tip: Use the insertRow() method to create a new row (<tr>).

Tip: Use the deleteRow() method to remove a row.

Tip: Use the insertCell() method to create a new cell (<td>).

Tip: Use the deleteCell() method to delete a cell.

## Browser Support

Collection |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
cells | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

## Syntax

tableObject.cells

## Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
length | Returns the number of <td> and/or <th> elements in the collection. Note: This property is read-only

## Methods

Method | Description
--- | ---
[index] | Returns the <td> and/or <th> element from the collection with the specified index (starts at 0). Note: Returns null if the index number is out of range
item(index) | Returns the <td> and/or <th> element from the collection with the specified index (starts at 0). Note: Returns null if the index number is out of range
namedItem(id) | Returns the <td> and/or <th> element from the collection with the specified id. Note: Returns null if the id does not exist

## Technical Details

DOM Version: | Core Level 2 Document Object
Return Value: | An HTMLCollection Object, representing all <td> and/or <th> elements in the <table> element. The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code

## More Examples

## Example

[index]

Alert the innerHTML of the first cell in the table's first row:

alert(document.getElementById("myTable").rows[0].cells[0].innerHTML);
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## Example

item(index)

Alert the innerHTML of the first cell in the table's first row:

alert(document.getElementById("myTable").rows[0].cells.item(0).innerHTML);
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## Example

namedItem(id)

Alert the innerHTML of the cell with id="myTd" in the table's first row:

alert(document.getElementById("myTable").rows[0].cells.namedItem("myTd").innerHTML);
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## Example

Change the content of the first table cell:

var x = document.getElementById("myTable").rows[0].cells;
x[0].innerHTML = "NEW CONTENT";
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## Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <td> tag

HTML reference: HTML <th> tag

JavaScript reference: HTML DOM TableData Object

JavaScript reference: HTML DOM TableHeader Object

Table Object

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