Change the number of rows a cell should span:
document.getElementById("myTh").rowSpan = "1";
Click the button to change the value of the rowspan attribute, from 2 to 1, of th with id "myTh".
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> table, th, td { border: 1px solid black; } </style>/*from ww w . ja v a2 s.c o m*/ </head> <body> <table> <tr> <th id="myTh" rowspan="2">Month</th> <th>Savings</th> </tr> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> </table> <br> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() { document.getElementById("myTh").rowSpan = "1"; } </script> </body> </html>
The rowSpan property sets or gets the value of the rowspan attribute.
The rowspan attribute specifies the number of rows a table cell should span.
The rowSpan property accepts and returns a number type value.