Baseline Widely available
The deleteCell() method of the HTMLTableRowElement interface removes a specific row cell from a given <tr>.
index
The cell index of the cell to remove. If index is -1 or equal to the number of cells, the last cell of the row is removed.
None (undefined).
IndexSizeError DOMException
Thrown if index is greater than the number of cells or if it is smaller than -1.
This example uses HTMLTableRowElement.insertCell() to append a new cell to a row.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>C1</th>
<th>C2</th>
<th>C3</th>
<th>C4</th>
<th>C5</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Cell 1</td>
<td>Cell 2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<button id="add">Add a cell</button>
<button id="remove">Remove last cell</button>
<div>This first row has <output>2</output> cell(s).</div>
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
}
th,
td,
table {
border: 1px solid black;
}
button {
margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;
}
// Obtain relevant interface elements
const bodySection = document.querySelectorAll("tbody")[0];
const row = bodySection.rows[0]; // Select the first row of the body section
const cells = row.cells; // The collection is live, therefore always up-to-date
const cellNumberDisplay = document.querySelectorAll("output")[0];
const addButton = document.getElementById("add");
const removeButton = document.getElementById("remove");
function updateCellNumber() {
cellNumberDisplay.textContent = cells.length;
}
addButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
// Add a new cell at the end of the first row
const newCell = row.insertCell();
newCell.textContent = `Cell ${cells.length}`;
// Update the row counter
updateCellNumber();
});
removeButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
// Delete the row from the body
row.deleteCell(-1);
// Update the row counter
updateCellNumber();
});
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