TableRow insertCell() Method - Javascript DOM HTML Element

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Description

The insertCell() method inserts a cell into the current row.

Parameter Values

Value Description
index Required in Firefox and Opera, optional in IE, Chrome and Safari.

index of value -1 can add new cell at the last position.

Return Value:

The inserted cell element

The following code shows how to Insert new cell(s) with content at the beginning of first row

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, td {
    border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>//from  w  w  w.  j  a v  a  2 s  .co m
</head>
<body>

<table id="myTable">
  <tr>
    <td>First cell</td>
    <td>Second cell</td>
    <td>Third cell</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>First cell</td>
    <td>Second cell</td>
    <td>Third cell</td>
  </tr>
</table><br>

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

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var firstRow = document.getElementById("myTable").rows[0];
    var x = firstRow.insertCell(0);
    x.innerHTML = "New cell";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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