The HTMLTableElement.deleteCaption()
method removes the <caption>
element from a given <table>
. If there is no <caption>
element associated with the table, this method does nothing.
Syntax
HTMLTableElement.deleteCaption()
Example
This example uses JavaScript to delete a table's caption.
HTML
<table> <caption>This caption will be deleted!</caption> <tr><td>Cell 1.1</td><td>Cell 1.2</td></tr> <tr><td>Cell 2.1</td><td>Cell 2.2</td></tr> </table>
JavaScript
let table = document.querySelector('table'); table.deleteCaption();
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLTableElement: deleteCaption' in that specification. | Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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deleteCaption
|
Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
Full support Yes |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
? |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
HTMLTableElement.deleteCaption() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.