Web/API/HTMLTableElement/tBodies

The HTMLTableElement.tBodies read-only property returns a live HTMLCollection of the bodies in a <table>.

Although the property is read-only, the returned object is live and allows the modification of its content.

The collection returned includes implicit <tbody> elements. For example:

<table>
  <tr>
    <td>cell one</td>
  </tr>
</table>

The HTML DOM generated from the above HTML will have a <tbody> element even though the tags are not included in the source HTML.

Syntax

HTMLCollectionObject = table.tBodies

Example

This snippet gets the number of bodies in a table.

mytable.tBodies.length;

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLTableElement: tBodies' 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
tBodies	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

See also

• HTMLCollection
• <tbody>

HTMLTableElement.tBodies by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.