HTML DOM TableHeader Object

TableHeader object

The TableHeader object is a new object in HTML5.

The TableHeader object represents the HTML <th> element.

Access TableHeader Object

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

var x = document.getElementById("myTh");

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Create TableHeader Object

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

var x = document.createElement("TH");

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TableHeader Object Properties

Properties Description
abbr Sets or returns the value of the abbr attribute.
align

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.textAlign.

Sets or returns the horizontal alignment of the content within the data cell.

axis

Not supported in HTML5.

Sets or returns a comma-separated list of associated data cells.

background

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.background.

Sets or returns the background image of the data cell.

bgColor

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.backgroundColor.

Sets or returns the background color of the table.

cellIndex Returns the position of the cell in the cells collection of the table row.
ch

Not supported in HTML5.

Sets or returns the alignment character of the data cell.

chOff

Not supported in HTML5.

Sets or returns the horizontal offset of the ch attribute.

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.Please use style.height.

Sets or returns the height of the data cell.

noWrap

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.whiteSpace.

Sets or returns whether the content within the cell can wrap.

rowSpan Sets or returns the value of the rowspan attribute.
vAlign

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.verticalAlign.

Sets or returns the vertical alignment of the cell content.

width

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.width.

Sets or returns the width of the data cell.

Standard properties and events

The TableHeader object supports standardsPropertiesAndEvents.

Related Pages

HTML Tutorial:HTML Table

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <th> Tag