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TableHeader cellIndex Property

TableHeader Object Reference TableHeader Object

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

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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

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 Reference TableHeader Object