Click on different cells to get their index position:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> table, th { border: 1px solid black; } </style>//from ww w . j a va 2s. c om </head> <body> <p id="demo"></p> <table> <tr> <th onclick="myFunction(this)">Click to show cellIndex</th> <th onclick="myFunction(this)">Click to show cellIndex</th> <th onclick="myFunction(this)">Click to show cellIndex</th> <th onclick="myFunction(this)">Click to show cellIndex</th> </tr> </table> <script> function myFunction(x) { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Cell index is: " + x.cellIndex; } </script> </body> </html>
The cellIndex property returns the position of a cell in the cells collection of a table row.
The cellIndex property returns a Number representing the position of the cell in the cells collection of a table row.