Table caption Property
Example
Alert the text inside a caption element:
alert(document.getElementById("myTable").caption.innerHTML);
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Definition and Usage
The caption property returns the <caption> element of a table.
The <caption> element defines a caption for a table.
Note: The <caption> tag must be inserted immediately after the <table> tag. You can specify only one caption per table. By default, the caption will be centered above the table.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| caption | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
tableObject.caption
Technical Details
| Return Value: | The <caption> element of the table, or null if it is not defined |
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <caption> tag
❮ Table Object
