Web/API/HTMLTableElement/deleteRow

The HTMLTableElement.deleteRow() method removes a specific row (<tr>) from a given <table>.

Syntax

HTMLTableElement.deleteRow(index)

Parameters

index: index is an integer representing the row that should be deleted. However, the special index -1 can 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.

Example

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	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLTableElement: deleteRow' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`deleteRow`	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.deleteRow() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.