Example
Find out how many <tbody> elements there are in a table:
var x = document.getElementById("myTable").tBodies.length;
The result of x will be:
2
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Definition and Usage
The tBodies collection returns a collection of all <tbody> elements in a table.
Note: The elements in the collection are sorted as they appear in the source code.
Browser Support
| Collection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tBodies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
tableObject.tBodies
Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| length | Returns the number of <tbody> elements in the collection. Note: This property is read-only |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| [index] | Returns the <tbody> 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 <tbody> 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 <tbody> 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 <tbody> 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 <tbody> element (index 0) in the table:
alert(document.getElementById("myTable").tBodies[0].innerHTML;
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Example
item(index)
Alert the innerHTML of the first <tbody> element (index 0) in the table:
alert(document.getElementById("myTable").tBodies.item(0).innerHTML);
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Example
namedItem(id)
Alert the innerHTML of the <tbody> element with id="myTBody" in the table:
alert(document.getElementById("myTable").tBodies.namedItem("myTBody").innerHTML);
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <tbody> tag
< Table Object