'tBodies' Example
<html> <body> <table id="myTable" width="16%" border="1"> <tbody> <tr><td>Row 1</td></tr> <tr><td>Row 2</td></tr> <tr><td>Row 3</td></tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr><td>Row 4</td></tr> <tr><td>Row 5</td></tr> <tr><td>Row 6</td></tr> </tbody> </table> <button onclick="function1;">Get total number of tbody elements</button> <script language="JavaScript"> function function1 { var m = document.getElementById("myTable").tBodies.length; alert(m); } </script> </body> </html>