JavaScript Reference/Javascript Properties/summary
"summary" Example
<html>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript">
function function1() {
document.all.myTable.summary = "added summary";
}
</script>
<table id="myTable" width="542" border="3" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<th>Header 1 content</th>
<th>Header 2 content</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cell 1 content</td>
<td>Cell 2 content</td>
</tr>
</table>
<button onclick="function1();">Add Summary</button>
<button onclick="alert(document.all.myTable.summary);">View Summary</button>
</body>
</html>
"summary" is applied to
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| Applied_To |<table> |
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"summary" Syntax and Note
Note:
Read and write property.
Specifies the summary for a table that browsers present through nonvisual means.
Syntax:
document.getElementById("tableID").summary = value
document.all.tableID.summary = value // IE only