HTML | DOM Table deleteRow( ) Method

Last Updated : 19 Feb, 2019

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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