HTML | DOM Table createCaption( ) Method

The Table createCaption() method is used in a table to create <caption> which is empty. It doesn’t work if there is already a <caption> element. In such a case, the createCaption() method returns the existing one.

Syntax

tableObject.createCaption()

Below program illustrates the Table createCaption() method :
Example-1: Creating a <caption> element.

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <title>Table createCaption()  
      Method in HTML</title> 
    <style> 
        table, 
        td { 
            border: 1px solid green; 
        } 
          
        h1 { 
            color: green; 
        } 
          
        h2 { 
            font-family: Impact; 
        } 
          
        body { 
            text-align: center; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
  
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
    <h2>Table createCaption() Method</h2> 
  
    <p>To create a Caption for the table,  
      double-click the "Add Caption" button. 
  </p> 
  
    <table id="Courses" 
           align="center"> 
        <tr> 
            <td>Java</td> 
            <td>Fork Java</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
            <td>Python</td> 
            <td>Fork Python</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
            <td>Placements</td> 
            <td>Sudo Placement</td> 
        </tr> 
  
    </table> 
    <br> 
  
    <button ondblclick="Add_Caption()"> 
      Add Caption 
  </button> 
  
    <script> 
        function Add_Caption() { 
            
           // Creating caption. 
           var MyTable =  
            document.getElementById( 
              "Courses").createCaption(); 
              
          // Caption value. 
          MyTable.innerHTML =  
              "<strong>GeeksforGeeks</strong>"; 
        } 
    </script> 
  
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:

Before clicking the button:

After clicking the button:

Supported Browsers:

Apple Safari
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Google Chrome
Opera

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