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HTML DOM insertCell() Method

TableRow Object Reference Complete TableRow Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The insertCell() method is used to insert a cell in a table row.

Syntax

tablerowObject.insertCell(index)

Example

The following example inserts cells in a table row:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function insCell()
  {
  var x=document.getElementById('tr2').insertCell(0)
  x.innerHTML="John"
  }
</script>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1">
<tr id="tr1">
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
</tr>
<tr id="tr2">
<td>Peter</td>
<td>Griffin</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<input type="button" onclick="insCell()" value="Insert cell">
</body>
</html>

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Insert a cell to an existing table row

Add a new row to a table - then add cells and content

TableRow Object Reference Complete TableRow Object Reference

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