The HTMLTableElement.deleteRow() method removes a specific row (<tr>) from a given <table>.
HTMLTableElement.deleteRow()
Syntax
deleteRow(index)
Parameters
-
index -
indexis an integer representing the row that should be deleted. However, the special index-1can be used to remove the very last row of a table.
Return value
No return value
Errors thrown
If the number of the row to delete, specified by the parameter, is greater or equal to the number of available rows, or if it is negative and not equal to the special index -1, representing the last row of the table, the exception INDEX_SIZE_ERR is thrown.
Examples
This example uses JavaScript to delete a table's second row.
HTML
<table> <tr><td>Cell 1.1</td><td>Cell 1.2</td><td>Cell 1.3</td></tr> <tr><td>Cell 2.1</td><td>Cell 2.2</td><td>Cell 2.3</td></tr> <tr><td>Cell 3.1</td><td>Cell 3.2</td><td>Cell 3.3</td></tr> </table>
JavaScript
let table = document.querySelector('table'); // Delete second row table.deleteRow(1);
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-table-deleterow-dev |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
deleteRow |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLTableElement/deleteRow
