JavaScript Reference/Javascript Properties/cellIndex
"cellIndex" Example
<html>
<body>
Click in any cell to view the cellIndex value.
<table id="myTable" cols="3">
<tr>
<th id="th1" onclick="function1(this);">Header 1</th>
<th id="th2" onclick="function1(this);">Header 2</th>
<th id="th3" onclick="function1(this);">Header 3</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="td1" onclick="function1(this);">Cell 1</td>
<td id="td2" onclick="function1(this);">Cell 2</td>
<td id="td3" onclick="function1(this);">Cell 3</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<button onclick="alert(myTable.cols);">cols</button>
<script language="JavaScript">
function function1(elem) {
alert("Cell Index :"+ elem.cellIndex);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
"cellIndex" is applied to
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| Applied_To |<td> <th> |
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"cellIndex" Syntax and Note
Note:
Read-only property.
Returns the zero-based index of the cell in its row.
Syntax:
document.getElementById("elementID").cellIndex
document.all.elementID.cellIndex // IE only