HTML | DOM Table deleteRow( ) Method

The Table deleteRow() method is used for removing a <tr> element from a table. In other words, Table deleteRow() method is used for deleting row(s) at the specified index in the table.

Syntax

tableObject.deleteRow(index)

Parameters Used

index :It is used to specify the position of the row to be deleted. The value 0 results in the deletion of the first row whereas -1 can be used to delete the last row.

Below program illustrates the Table deleteRow() method :
Example-1: Deleting the first row from a table.

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <title>Table deleteRow() 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 deleteRow() method</h2> 
  
    <p>To delete the first row from the table, 
      double-click the "Delete Row" 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="row()"> 
      Delete Row 
  </button> 
  
    <script> 
        function row() { 
            
          // delete row (index-0). 
          document.getElementById("Courses").deleteRow(0); 
        } 
    </script> 
  
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:

After clicking the button

Supported Browsers:

Apple Safari
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Google Chrome
Opera

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