Javascript DOM HTML Table insertRow() Method

Introduction

Insert new row(s) at the first position of a table.

And insert a <td> element with some content to it:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, td {
  border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>//from  w w  w. j  a  v a2  s  .  c  o  m
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable">
  <tr>
    <td>Row1 cell1</td>
    <td>Row1 cell2</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Row2 cell1</td>
    <td>Row2 cell2</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Row3 cell1</td>
    <td>Row3 cell2</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<br>

<button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
  var table = document.getElementById("myTable");
  var row = table.insertRow(0);
  var cell1 = row.insertCell(0);
  var cell2 = row.insertCell(1);
  cell1.innerHTML = "NEW CELL1";
  cell2.innerHTML = "NEW CELL2";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The insertRow() method creates an empty <tr> element and adds it to a table.

The insertRow() method inserts the new row(s) at the specified index in the table.

A <tr> element must contain one or more <th> or <td> elements.

Parameter Values

Value	Description
index	Required. A number that specifies the position of the row to insert, starts at 0.

The insertRow() method returns the inserted <tr> element.

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Javascript DOM HTML Table insertRow() Method

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