Return the table caption:
alert(document.getElementById("myCap").style.captionSide);
Click the button to get the position of the table caption.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> table, th, td { border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px; } </style>//from www .j ava2 s .c om </head> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <table> <caption id="myCap" style="caption-side:bottom;">Table 1.1 Customers</caption> <tr> <th>Company</th> <th>Contact</th> <th>Country</th> </tr> <tr> <td>CSS</td> <td>A</td> <td>G</td> </tr> <tr> <td>HTML</td> <td>B</td> <td>S</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Java</td> <td>C</td> <td>M</td> </tr> </table> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = document.getElementById("myCap").style.captionSide; } </script> </body> </html>