Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Table deleteRow() Method

The deleteRow() method removes the row at the specified index from a table.

Browser Support


`deleteRow`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

tableObject.deleteRow(index)

Parameter Values

Value	Description
index	Required in Firefox and Opera, optional in IE, Chrome and Safari. An integer to the position starting at 0 of the row to delete.

Return Value

No return value

Example

The following code shows how to delete the row you click on.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, td {<!--  w w  w  .ja va2 s  .co  m-->
    border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable">
<tr>
  <td>Row 1</td>
  <td><input type="button" value="Delete" onclick="deleteRow(this)"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>Row 2</td>
  <td><input type="button" value="Delete" onclick="deleteRow(this)"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>Row 3</td>
  <td><input type="button" value="Delete" onclick="deleteRow(this)"></td>
</tr>
</table>

<script>
function deleteRow(r) {
    var i = r.parentNode.parentNode.rowIndex;
    document.getElementById("myTable").deleteRow(i);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to add and delete row(s).


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, td {<!--from  ww w  .  j  a  va 2 s.  c  o  m-->
    border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable">
  <tr>
    <td>Row1 cell1</td>
    <td>Row1 cell2</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Row2 cell1</td>
    <td>Row2 cell2</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<br>

<button onclick="myCreateFunction()">Create row</button>
<button onclick="myDeleteFunction()">Delete row</button>
<script>
function myCreateFunction() {
    var table = document.getElementById("myTable");
    var row = table.insertRow(0);
    var cell1 = row.insertCell(0);
    var cell2 = row.insertCell(1);
    cell1.innerHTML = "NEW CELL1";
    cell2.innerHTML = "NEW CELL2";
}

function myDeleteFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myTable").deleteRow(0);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 3

The following code shows how to delete the first row in a table.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, td {<!--from w w  w  .  j  ava 2s.  com-->
    border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable">
  <tr>
    <td>cell 1</td>
    <td>cell 2</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>cell 3</td>
    <td>cell 4</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<br> 

<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myTable").deleteRow(0);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: