HTML DOM TableHeader rowSpan Property
Last Updated :
24 Aug, 2022
The HTML DOM TableHeader rowSpan property is used to set or return the value of the rowspan attribute. The rowspan attribute in HTML specifies the number of rows a cell should span.
Syntax:
- It returns the rowspan property.
tableheaderObject.rowSpan
- It is used to set the rowSpan property.
tableheaderObject.rowSpan = number
Property Values: It contains the value i.e number which specifies the number of rows a cell should span.
Return Values: It returns a numeric value that represents the number of rows a cell should span.
Example 1: This example returns a rowspan property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table,
th,
td {
border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<b>DOM TableHeader rowSpan property</b>
<table>
<tr>
<th id="headerID" rowspan="3"
abbr="GeeksforGeeks">
Username
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>geeks</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<button onclick="myGeeks()">
Click Here!
</button>
<p id="paraID" style="font-size:25px;color:green">
</p>
<script>
function myGeeks() {
var tab = document.getElementById("headerID").rowSpan;
document.getElementById("paraID").innerHTML = tab;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Example 2: Below code is used to set the rowSpan property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table,
th,
td {
border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<b>DOM TableHeader rowSpan Property</b>
<table>
<tr>
<th id="headerID" rowspan="3"
abbr="GeeksforGeeks">
Username
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>geeks</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<button onclick="myGeeks()">
Click Here!
</button>
<p id="paraID" style="font-size:20px;color:green">
</p>
<script>
function myGeeks() {
var tab =
document.getElementById("headerID").rowSpan = "2";
document.getElementById("paraID").innerHTML
= "The value of the rowspan attribute was changed to : " + tab;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
|
Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Opera
- Firefox
- Apple Safari
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