Example
Click on different cells to alert their index position:
alert("Cell index is: " + x.cellIndex);
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Definition and Usage
The cellIndex property returns the position of a cell in the cells collection of a table row.
Browser Support
The cellIndex property is supported in all major browsers.
Syntax
Return the cellIndex property:
tableheaderObject.cellIndex
Technical Details
Return Value: | A Number, representing the position of the cell in the cells collection of a table row |
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More Examples
Example
Return the index position of each cell in a table row:
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("th");
var txt = "";
var i;
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
txt = txt + "The index of Cell
"+(i+1)+" is: "+x[i].cellIndex+"<br>";
}
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< TableHeader Object